diagonal
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diagonal¹
- /daɪ̯ˈæɡ(ə)nəl/ US, UK
- /daɪ̯ˈeɪ̯ɡ(ə)nəl/
- /dɑɪ̯ˈæɡənəl/ Australia
- /dɑɪ̯ˈæɡənəu̯/
Rhymes with -æɡənəl, -æɡnəl
Where it comes from
From Middle French diagonal, from Latin diagōnālis, from Ancient Greek διαγώνιος (diagṓnios, “from angle to angle”), from διά (diá, “across”) + γωνία (gōnía, “angle”).
adjective
- Joining two nonadjacent vertices (of a polygon or polyhedron).
- Having slanted or oblique lines or markings.
- Having a slanted or oblique direction. The visitors' undoing was caused by a diagonal ball from the right which was nodded into the six-yard area by Ian Evatt and finished off by Campbell.
- Of or related to the cater-corner (diagonally opposite) legs of a quadruped, whether the front left and back right or front right and back left.
noun diagonals
- A line joining non-adjacent vertices of a polygon.
- A line or plane at an oblique angle to another.
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A line or cut across a fabric at an oblique angle to its sides.
Similar: bias
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Synonym of slash ⟨/⟩.
Initial inquiries among professional typists uncover names like slant, slant line, slash, and slash mark. Examination of typing instruction manuals discloses additional names such as diagonal and diagonal mark, and other sources provide the designation oblique.
Similar: slash
Diagonal²
proper noun
- A city and town in Iowa.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: separatrix, virgule, oblique, slanting, slanted, aslant, aslope, inclined, sloped, sloping, bias, solidus, stroke, slash, shoulder, skewed
Translations
Every language
adj geometry: joining two nonadjacent vertices
| Español | diagonal |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 筋交い sujikai, 対角 taikaku |
| 中文 | 對角 /对角 duìjiǎo |
| हिन्दी | विकर्ण vikarṇ |
| Português | diagonal |
| Français | diagonale |
| Deutsch | diagonal, schräg |
| Italiano | diagonale |
| Română | diagonal |
| Русский | диагона́льный diagonálʹnyj, диагона́ль diagonálʹ |
| العربية | مَائِل māʔil, قُطْرِيّ quṭriyy |
| עברית | אלכסוני alakhsony |
adj having a slanted or oblique direction
| Español | diagonal |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 對角 /对角 duìjiǎo |
| Português | diagonal |
| Italiano | diagonale |
| Română | diagonal, oblic, înclinat |
| Русский | диагона́льный diagonálʹnyj, косо́й kosój |
| עברית | אלכסוני alakhsony |
noun something forming or resembling a diagonal line
| Português | diagonal |
|---|---|
| Français | diagonale |
| Deutsch | Diagonale |
| Italiano | diagonale |
| Română | diagonală |
| Русский | диагона́ль diagonálʹ |
| עברית | אֲלָכְסוֹן alakhsón |
Talk about this word "diagonal." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/diagonal. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. diagonal. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/diagonal "diagonal." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/diagonal.Cite this
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title = {diagonal},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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