diagonal — meaning in English
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English meaning
- diagonal adj Slanted; running at an angle rather than straight up-and-down or side-to-side.
- transverse adj Lying or placed crosswise, at an angle to the main direction.
Senses
diagonal is used for these senses in English:
- diagonal (geometry) Joining two nonadjacent vertices (of a polygon or polyhedron).
- diagonal Anything forming or resembling such a line, particularly:
- transverse Situated or lying across; side to side, relative to some defined "forward" direction; perpendicular or slanted relative to the "forward" direction; identified with movement across areas.
diagonal — full definition
- adj Slanted; running at an angle rather than straight up-and-down or side-to-side.
- noun A line joining two non-adjacent corners of a shape, such as a square.
transverse — full definition
- adj Lying or placed crosswise, at an angle to the main direction.
- adj Running at right angles to the long axis of the body.
- noun Something lying crosswise, such as a beam or road.