English to English
adjective
- Joining two not adjacent angles of a quadrilateral or multilateral figure; running across from corner to corner; crossing at an angle with one of the sides.
source: Webster 1913
noun
- (geometry) a straight line connecting any two vertices of a polygon that are not adjacent
source: WordNet 3.0
- a line or cut across a fabric that is not at right angles to a side of the fabric
source: WordNet 3.0
- an oblique line of squares of the same color on a checkerboard
The bishop moves on the diagonals.
source: WordNet 3.0
- (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
source: WordNet 3.0
- a punctuation mark (/) used to separate related items of information
source: WordNet 3.0
- A right line drawn from one angle to another not adjacent, of a figure of four or more sides, and dividing it into two parts.
source: Webster 1913
adjective satellite
- 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.
source: WordNet 3.0
- having an oblique or slanted direction
source: WordNet 3.0
