diagonal
A line joining non-adjacent vertices of a polygonA line joining non-adjacent vertices of a polygon.
» Cut the bread into diagonal slices the width of a finger.
Наріжте хліб діагональними скибочками шириною з палець.
Meaning
4 sensesA line joining non-adjacent vertices of a polygon.
(geometry) a straight line connecting any two vertices of a polygon that are not adjacent
Anything forming or resembling such a line
A line or plane at an oblique angle to another.
Diagonale
диагона́льdiagonálʹ
перекутняperekutnja
an oblique line of squares of the same color on a checkerboard
A line or cut across a fabric at an oblique angle to its sides.
a line or cut across a fabric that is not at right angles to a side of the fabric
(uncommon)Synonym of slash ⟨/⟩.
Examples
11 sentencesCut the bread into diagonal slices the width of a finger.
Наріжте хліб діагональними скибочками шириною з палець.
Cut the cloth in a diagonal direction.
deSchneide den Stoff schräg ab!
The fight takes place only on the dark diagonals.
ruБорьба проходит только на тёмных диагоналях.
deDer Kampf findet nur auf den dunklen Diagonalen statt.
Two or more checkers together, on the same diagonal, cannot be captured.
This line is diagonal.
ruЭта линия — диагональ.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle French diagonal, from Latin diagōnālis, from Ancient Greek διαγώνιος (diagṓnioFrom Middle French diagonal, from Latin diagōnālis, from Ancient Greek διαγώνιος (diagṓnios, “from angle to angle”), from διά (diá, “across”) + γωνία (gōnía, “angle”).
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