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diagonal

/daɪˈæɡnəl/

noun

Meaning

  • A line joining non-adjacent vertices of a polygon.

  • Anything forming or resembling such a line, particularly:

Synonyms

bias,
slash

adjective

Meaning

  • Joining two nonadjacent vertices (of a polygon or polyhedron).

  • Having slanted or oblique lines or markings.

  • Having a slanted or oblique direction.

  • 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.

Synonyms

aslant,
aslope,
slanted,
slanting,
sloped,
sloping