| NOUN | shape | diagonal | (geometry) a straight line connecting any two vertices of a polygon that are not adjacent |
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| shape | diagonal, bias | a line or cut across a fabric that is not at right angles to a side of the fabric | |
| group | diagonal | an oblique line of squares of the same color on a checkerboard | |
| group | diagonal | (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 | |
| communication | diagonal, solidus, slash, virgule, stroke, separatrix | a punctuation mark (/) used to separate related items of information | |
| ADJECTIVE | all | diagonal | connecting two nonadjacent corners of a plane figure or any two corners of a solid that are not in the same face |
| all | diagonal, aslant, aslope, slanted, slanting, sloped, sloping | having an oblique or slanted direction |
| Sounds | dayae'gahnahl | |
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| Rhymes | abdominal ... zoological: 2115 rhymes with ahl... | |
| Meaning | Connecting two nonadjacent corners of a plane figure or any two corners of a solid that are not in the same face. | |
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| Example | "a diagonal line across the page" | |
| Broader | oblique | slanting or inclined in direction or course or position--neither parallel nor perpendicular nor right-angled |
| Spanish | diagonal | |
| Catalan | diagonal | |
| Nouns | diagonal | (geometry) a straight line connecting any two vertices of a polygon that are not adjacent |
| Adverbs | diagonally | in a diagonal manner |
| Meaning | Having an oblique or slanted direction. | |
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| Synonyms | aslant, aslope, slanted, slanting, sloped, sloping | |
| Broader | inclined | At an angle to the horizontal or vertical position |
| Spanish | diagonal, inclinado, oblicuo, sesgado | |
| Catalan | diagonal | |
| Nouns | diagonal | an oblique line of squares of the same color on a checkerboard |
| diagonal | (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 | |
| diagonal | a line or cut across a fabric that is not at right angles to a side of the fabric | |
| Meaning | (geometry) a straight line connecting any two vertices of a polygon that are not adjacent. | |
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| Category | geometry | The pure mathematics of points and lines and curves and surfaces |
| Broader | straight line | A line traced by a point traveling in a constant direction |
| Spanish | diagonal | |
| Adjectives | diagonal | connecting two nonadjacent corners of a plane figure or any two corners of a solid that are not in the same face |
| Meaning | A line or cut across a fabric that is not at right angles to a side of the fabric. | |
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| Synonym | bias | |
| Broader | straight line | A line traced by a point traveling in a constant direction |
| Spanish | diagonal | |
| Catalan | diagonal | |
| Adjectives | diagonal | having an oblique or slanted direction |
| Meaning | An oblique line of squares of the same color on a checkerboard. | |
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| Example | "the bishop moves on the diagonals" | |
| Part of | checkerboard, checker board | A board having 64 squares of two alternating colors |
| Narrower | main diagonal, principal diagonal | The diagonal of a square matrix running from the upper left entry to the lower right entry |
| secondary diagonal | The diagonal of a square matrix running from the lower left entry to the upper right entry | |
| Broader | line | A formation of people or things one behind another |
| line | A formation of people or things one beside another | |
| Spanish | diagonal | |
| Adjectives | diagonal | having an oblique or slanted direction |
| Meaning | (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. | |
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| Category | mathematics, math, maths | A science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic / logic of quantity and shape and arrangement |
| Part of | square matrix | A matrix with the same number of rows and columns |
| Broader | set | (mathematics) an abstract collection of numbers or symbols |
| Spanish | diagonal | |
| Adjectives | diagonal | having an oblique or slanted direction |
| Verbs | diagonalize, diagonalise | transform a matrix to a diagonal matrix |
| Meaning | A punctuation mark (/) used to separate related items of information. | |
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| Synonyms | solidus, slash, virgule, stroke, separatrix | |
| Broader | punctuation, punctuation mark | The marks used to clarify meaning / meaning by indicating separation of words into sentences and clauses and phrases |
| Spanish | barra, barra oblicua | |
| Catalan | barra | |
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