diagonal
diagonal is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 3 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.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.
- 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.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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- What is 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 called?
- What is a member, in a framed structure, running obliquely across a panel called?
- What is a diagonal cloth; a kind of cloth having diagonal stripes, ridges, or welts made in the weaving called?
Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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