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diagonal
/daɪˈæɡənəl/ · 8 letters · 7 distinct letters
- adjective
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
- noun
(geometry) a straight line connecting any two vertices of a polygon that are not adjacent
- noun
a line or cut across a fabric that is not at right angles to a side of the fabric
- noun
an oblique line of squares of the same color on a checkerboard
the bishop moves on the diagonals
- 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