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Noun (5 meanings)
1. (geometry) a straight line connecting any two vertices of a polygon that are not adjacent.
diagonal is a type of:
- straight line (noun) - a line traced by a point traveling in a constant direction
diagonal is derivationally related to:
- diagonal (adjective) - connecting two nonadjacent corners of a plane figure or any two corners of a solid that are not in the same face
Domain of synset - TOPIC:
- geometry (noun) - the pure mathematics of points and lines and curves and surfaces
3. an oblique line of squares of the same color on a checkerboard.
Example:
- “the bishop moves on the diagonals”
diagonal is a type of:
- line (noun) - a formation of people or things one behind another
- line (noun) - a formation of people or things one beside another
types of diagonal:
- main diagonal, principal diagonal (noun) - the diagonal of a square matrix running from the upper left entry to the lower right entry
- secondary diagonal (noun) - the diagonal of a square matrix running from the lower left entry to the upper right entry
diagonal is a part of:
- checkerboard, checker board (noun) - a board having 64 squares of two alternating colors
diagonal is derivationally related to:
4. (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.
diagonal is a type of:
- set (noun) - (mathematics) an abstract collection of numbers or symbols
diagonal is a part of:
- square matrix (noun) - a matrix with the same number of rows and columns
diagonal is derivationally related to:
- aslant, aslope, diagonal, slanted, slanting, sloped, sloping (adjective) - having an oblique or slanted direction
- to diagonalize, diagonalise (verb) - transform a matrix to a diagonal matrix
Domain of synset - TOPIC:
- mathematics, math, maths (noun) - a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement
5. a punctuation mark (/) used to separate related items of information.
diagonal is a type of:
- punctuation, punctuation mark (noun) - the marks used to clarify meaning by indicating separation of words into sentences and clauses and phrases
Adjective (2 meanings)
1. connecting two nonadjacent corners of a plane figure or any two corners of a solid that are not in the same face.
Example:
- “a diagonal line across the page”
2. having an oblique or slanted direction.
aslant, aslope, diagonal, slanted, slanting, sloped, sloping
Derivationally related form:
- diagonal (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
- diagonal (noun) - an oblique line of squares of the same color on a checkerboard
- diagonal, bias (noun) - a line or cut across a fabric that is not at right angles to a side of the fabric
diagonal is similar to:
- inclined (adjective) - at an angle to the horizontal or vertical position