diagonal
10
3.2
- adjective
- /daɪˈæɡənl/
:
diagonal
- We see a powerful overall design, great diagonal stripes rising from the lower right to the upper left.
- diagonal line
- diagonal matrix
- off-diagonal
Here tilt happens naturally, and adding pan and tilt to have those diagonal movements works great.
- Here tilt happens naturally, and adding pan and tilt to have those diagonal movements works great.
- I'm going to walk off diagonal this time.
- It's like, oh, right, I freehanded that diagonal cut that's far out.
- She was severed in a diagonal line from her right hip to midway down her left thigh.
- And by a diagonal approach, you don't have the work done by dealing only with the specific target.
Examples
-
This one, they're all jam packed and laid perfectly diagonal, almost flush against each other.
-
Runners run past a child's bike with silver streamers flying straight in a diagonal windfall of leaves.
-
I cut this on a diagonal like this.
-
What is that thin diagonal line that extends from her right hand?
Academic text (2011) -
So I would work in diagonal rows to watch the outer side.
-
A color was selected and brushed with diagonal lines on the entire layer.
Academic text (2001) -
You're going to fold a diagonal line and then fold up.
-
From the test results, the average diagonal crack width of the test specimens was evaluated.
Academic text (2017) -
A lot of the time you'll see it in a diagonal twill pattern.
-
The artist painted a beautiful landscape with diagonal lines that created a sense of depth.
Synonyms
9
3.3
Placed at a slant so it is not straight up or flat
6
3.9
Sloping so one end is higher than the other
5
7.5
Slanting, not straight up or straight across
1
4.4
Leaning to one side and not level
Having one or more corners that are slanted and not 90 degrees
Slanting to one side, not straight up or flat
Tilting at an angle, not straight up or flat
A surface that is not flat and goes up or down at an angle
A surface that is not flat or level and leans to one side
At an angle, not straight
At an angle so one side is higher than the other
Compounds
- Specialized
A square table of numbers that has numbers only from the top left to the bottom right and zeros elsewhere
- Specialized
The line of numbers in a square table from the top left to the bottom right
- Specialized
A line of numbers in a square table that runs from the top left to the bottom right
- Specialized
A line of numbers in a square grid that runs from the bottom left to the top right
How Slanted
Surface Forms
Morphology
diagonal = dia + gon + al
The adjective is analysable as Greek combining forms (dia- 'across' + gon 'angle') with the suffix -al; these elements are not independent English words, so the internal structure is not fully transparent to an average B1 learner.
Etymology
The word diagonal comes from Greek dia- 'through' and gonia 'angle', so it means 'across the angle' or slanted rather than straight up or across. That's why we call a slanted line or path a diagonal when it goes at an angle.