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| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : dahy-ag-uh-nl, -ag-nl |
| Phonetic Transcription : daɪˈæg ə nl, -ˈæg nl |
Top 10 synonyms for diagonal Other synonyms for the word diagonal
Définition of diagonal
Origin :- 1540s (implied in diagonally), from Middle French diagonal, from Latin diagonalis, from diagonus "slanting line," from Greek diagonios "from angle to angle," from dia- "across" (see dia-) + gonia "angle," related to gony "knee" (see knee (n.)). As a noun, from 1570s.
- adj angled
- The jump was diagonal, and made under most difficult circumstances.
- Extract from : « Two Boys in Wyoming » by Edward S. Ellis
- Taking this diagonal line as the length, describe another square.
- Extract from : « Ten Books on Architecture » by Vitruvius
- The sand gully opened towards the sea in a diagonal direction.
- Extract from : « The Boy Slaves » by Mayne Reid
- A door to the left, set in a diagonal wall, gives on to a corridor.
- Extract from : « Woman on Her Own, False Gods & The Red Robe » by Eugne Brieux
- Some of the young chaps have their dress-coats made of diagonal.
- Extract from : « Evening Dress » by W. D. Howells
- The diagonal of a square would be the same length as its side.
- Extract from : « A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy » by Isaac Husik
- In fig. 104, it is the diagonal lines only that are utilised for the pattern.
- Extract from : « Bookbinding, and the Care of Books » by Douglas Cockerell
- Hence we may measure the radius along the diagonal lines if we choose.
- Extract from : « Mechanical Drawing Self-Taught » by Joshua Rose
- He presses on in a diagonal line between pursued and pursuers.
- Extract from : « The Death Shot » by Mayne Reid
- The interior of the framework they strengthened by two diagonal braces.
- Extract from : « From Powder Monkey to Admiral » by W.H.G. Kingston
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