diagonal
Joining two nonadjacent verticesJoining two nonadjacent vertices (of a polygon or polyhedron).
» Cut the bread into diagonal slices the width of a finger.
Наріжте хліб діагональними скибочками шириною з палець. — Ahha
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4 senses(not comparable)Joining two nonadjacent vertices (of a polygon or polyhedron).
diagonal, schräg
диагона́льныйdiagonálʹnyj, диагона́льdiagonálʹ
діагона́льнийdiahonálʹnyj
connecting two nonadjacent corners of a plane figure or any two corners of a solid that are not in the same face
(not comparable)Having slanted or oblique lines or markings.
having an oblique or slanted direction
(not comparable)Having a slanted or oblique direction.
диагона́льныйdiagonálʹnyj, косо́йkosój
(not comparable)Of or related to the cater-corner (diagonally opposite) legs of a quadruped, whether the front left and back right or front right and back left.
Examples
11 sentencesCut the bread into diagonal slices the width of a finger.
Наріжте хліб діагональними скибочками шириною з палець. — Ahha
Cut the cloth in a diagonal direction.
deSchneide den Stoff schräg ab! — xtofu80
The fight takes place only on the dark diagonals.
ruБорьба проходит только на тёмных диагоналях. — carlosalberto
deDer Kampf findet nur auf den dunklen Diagonalen statt. — carlosalberto
Two or more checkers together, on the same diagonal, cannot be captured.
This line is diagonal.
ruЭта линия — диагональ. — odexed
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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