diagonal

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   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.

2. 2
   noun

   an oblique line of squares of the same color on a checkerboard

   The bishop moves on the diagonals.

3. 3
   noun

   a straight line connecting any two vertices of a polygon that are not adjacent

   The child ran in a direct diagonal between the corners of the street, giving everyone a mild shock of panic.

4. 4
   adj

   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.

Common collocations

• diagonal matrix Adjective + noun

From Middle French diagonal, from Latin diagōnālis, from Ancient Greek διαγώνιος (diagṓnios, “from angle to angle”), from διά (diá, “across”) + γωνία (gōnía, “angle”).

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