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diagonal
having an oblique or slanted direction
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adjective
having an oblique or slanted direction
adjective
connecting two nonadjacent corners of a plane figure or any two corners of a solid that are not in the same face
“a diagonal line across the page”
noun
a punctuation mark (‘/’) used to separate related items of information
noun
(mathematics) a set of entries in a square matrix running diagonally either from the upper left to lower right entry or running from the upper right to lower left entry
noun
an oblique line of squares of the same color on a checkerboard
“the bishop moves on the diagonals”
noun
a line or cut across a fabric that is not at right angles to a side of the fabric
noun
(geometry) a straight line connecting any two vertices of a polygon that are not adjacent
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a diagonal line across the page
the bishop moves on the diagonals
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