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diagonal

/daɪˈæɡnəl/ · noun

Meaning

  1. A line joining non-adjacent vertices of a polygon.
  2. Anything forming or resembling such a line, particularly:
  3. Joining two nonadjacent vertices (of a polygon or polyhedron).
  4. Having slanted or oblique lines or markings.
  5. Having a slanted or oblique direction.
  6. Of or related to the cater-corner (diagonally opposite) legs of a quadruped, whether the front left and back right or front right and back left.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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