Thesaurus: diagonal

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1. a. 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.
2. n. 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.
3. n. A member, in a framed structure, running obliquely across a panel.
4. n. A diagonal cloth; a kind of cloth having diagonal stripes, ridges, or welts made in the weaving.
5. adj. connecting two nonadjacent corners of a plane figure or any two corners of a solid that are not in the same face
6. adj. having an oblique or slanted direction
7. n. (geometry) a straight line connecting any two vertices of a polygon that are not adjacent
8. n. a line or cut across a fabric that is not at right angles to a side of the fabric
9. n. an oblique line of squares of the same color on a checkerboard
10. n. (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
11. n. a punctuation mark (‘/’) used to separate related items of information
12. 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. Diagonal bond (Masonry), herringbone work. See Herringbone, a. -- Diagonal built (Shipbuilding), built by forming the outer skin of two layers of planking, making angles of about 45º with the keel, in opposite directions. -- Diagonal cleavage. See under Cleavage. -- Diagonal molding (Arch.), a chevron or zigzag molding. -- Diagonal rib. (Arch.) See Cross-springer. -- Diagonal scale, a scale which consists of a set of parallel lines, with other lines crossing them obliquely, so that their intersections furnish smaller subdivisions of the unit of measure than could be conveniently marked on a plain scale. -- Diagonal stratification. (Geol.) Same as Cross bedding, under Cross, a. 1. 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. 2. (Engin.) A member, in a framed structure, running obliquely across a panel. 3. A diagonal cloth; a kind of cloth having diagonal stripes, ridges, or welts made in the weaving.