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Definitions for Diagonally
[1] Mathematics . connecting two nonadjacent angles or vertices of a polygon or polyhedron, as a straight line. extending from one edge of a solid figure to an opposite edge, as a plane.
[2] having an oblique direction.
[3] having oblique lines, ridges, markings, etc.
[4] a diagonal line or plane.
[5] virgule.
[6] a diagonal row, part, pattern, etc.
[7] Manège . (of a horse at a trot) the foreleg and the hind leg, diagonally opposite, which move forward simultaneously.
[8] diagonal cloth.
[9] Mathematics . a set of entries in a square matrix running either from upper left to lower right (main diagonal or principal diagonal) or lower left to upper right (secondary diagonal) .
[10] Chess . one of the oblique lines of squares on a chessboard: He advanced his bishop along the open diagonal.
[11] maths connecting any two vertices that in a polygon are not adjacent and in a polyhedron are not in the same face
[12] slanting; oblique
[13] marked with slanting lines or patterns
[14] maths a diagonal line or plane
[15] chess any oblique row of squares of the same colour
[16] cloth marked or woven with slanting lines or patterns
[17] something put, set, or drawn obliquely
[18] another name for solidus (def. 1)
[19] one front leg and the hind leg on the opposite side of a horse, which are on the ground together when the horse is trotting
Words related to Diagonally
diagonalcrosswise, askew, obliquely, aslant, catty-corner, cornerwise, kitty-corner, slantways, slantwise
Words nearby Diagonally
diagonaldiagnostic specificity, diagnostic ultrasound, diagnosticate, diagnostician, diagnostics, diagonal, diagonal cloth, diagonal conjugate, diagonal matrix, diagonal process, diagonalize
Origin of Diagonally
1535–45; < Latin diagōnālis < Greek diagṓn(ios ) from angle to angle (see dia-, -gon) + Latin -ālis -al1
Other words from Diagonally
di·ag·o·nal·ly , adverb
non·di·ag·o·nal , adjective, noun
non·di·ag·o·nal·ly , adverb
Word origin for Diagonally
C16: from Latin diagōnālis, from Greek diagōnios, from dia- + gōnia angle
Synonyms for Diagonally
crosswise, askew, aslant, cater-corner, catty-corner, cornerwise, kitty-corner, obliquely, on a slant, on the bias, slantingways, slantways, slantwise, slaunchways