Definition of diagonal

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  • diagonal is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 10
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Definition of diagonal

  • a line or cut across a fabric that is not at right angles to a side of the fabric (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. bias
  • having an oblique or slanted direction (adjective)

    Synonyms

    1. aslant
    2. aslope
    3. slanted
    4. slanting
    5. sloped
    6. sloping
  • a punctuation mark (/) used to separate related items of information (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. separatrix
    2. slash
    3. solidus
    4. stroke
    5. virgule
  • an oblique line of squares of the same color on a checkerboard (noun)

    Examples

    1. the bishop moves on the diagonals
  • connecting two nonadjacent corners of a plane figure or any two corners of a solid that are not in the same face (adjective)

    Examples

    1. a diagonal line across the page
  • (geometry) a straight line connecting any two vertices of a polygon that are not adjacent (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)

See definition of diagonal in Merriam Webster