DIAGONAL
Scrabble letter values: D2I1A1G2O1N1A1L1 = 10
Definition
- adjective connecting two nonadjacent corners of a plane figure or any two corners of a solid that are not in the same face.
- adjective having an oblique or slanted direction. — synonyms: aslant, aslope, slanted, slanting, sloped, sloping
- noun (geometry) a straight line connecting any two vertices of a polygon that are not adjacent.
- noun a line or cut across a fabric that is not at right angles to a side of the fabric. — synonyms: bias
- noun an oblique line of squares of the same color on a checkerboard.
- noun (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.
- noun a punctuation mark (/) used to separate related items of information. — synonyms: solidus, slash, virgule, stroke, separatrix
Examples
- “a diagonal line across the page”
- “the bishop moves on the diagonals”