What does "diagonal" mean?
Diagonal: A right line drawn from one angle to another not adjacent, of a figure of four or more sides, and dividing it into two parts.
Additional senses
- 2.(Engin.) A member, in a framed structure, running obliquely across a panel.
- 3.A diagonal cloth; a kind of cloth having diagonal stripes, ridges, or welts made in the weaving.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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