diagonal
See also: Diagonal
English
Etymology
From Middle French diagonal, from Latin diagōnālis, from Ancient Greek διαγώνιος (diagṓnios, “from angle to angle”), from διά (diá, “across”) + γωνία (gōnía, “angle”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /daɪˈæɡənəl/, /daɪˈæɡnəl/
Adjective
diagonal (not comparable)
- (geometry) Joining two nonadjacent vertices (of a polygon or polyhedron).
- Having slanted or oblique lines or markings.
- Having a slanted or oblique direction.
- 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.
Synonyms
Derived terms
- diagonally
- diagonalization
- diagonal argument
Translations
geometry: joining two nonadjacent vertices
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having a slanted or oblique direction
of, or relating the legs of quadruped
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Noun
diagonal (plural diagonals)
- (geometry) A line joining non-adjacent vertices of a polygon.
- Anything forming or resembling such a line, particularly:
- (geometry) A line or plane at an oblique angle to another.
- (fashion) A line or cut across a fabric at an oblique angle to its sides.
- (typography, uncommon) Synonym of slash ⟨/⟩.
- 1965, Dmitri A. Borgmann, Language on Vacation, page 240:
- Initial inquiries among professional typists uncover names like slant, slant line, slash, and slash mark. Examination of typing instruction manuals discloses additional names such as diagonal and diagonal mark, and other sources provide the designation oblique.
- 1965, Dmitri A. Borgmann, Language on Vacation, page 240:
Antonyms
- (oblique punctuation mark): See backslash
Derived terms
Catalan
Etymology
From Latin diagōnālis, from Ancient Greek διαγώνιος (diagṓnios, “from angle to angle”).
Pronunciation
Derived terms
Danish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /diaɡonaːl/, [d̥iaɡ̊oˈnæːˀl]
Inflection
Inflection of diagonal | |||
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Positive | Comparative | Superlative | |
Common singular | diagonal | — | —2 |
Neuter singular | diagonalt | — | —2 |
Plural | diagonale | — | —2 |
Definite attributive1 | diagonale | — | — |
1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used. 2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively. |
Declension
Declension of diagonal
common gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
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indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | diagonal | diagonalen | diagonaler | diagonalerne |
genitive | diagonals | diagonalens | diagonalers | diagonalernes |
French
Adjective
diagonal (feminine singular diagonale, masculine plural diagonaux, feminine plural diagonales)
German
Etymology
From Latin diagōnālis, from Ancient Greek διαγώνιος (diagṓnios, “from angle to angle”).
Pronunciation
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -aːl
Declension
Declension of diagonal
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
predicative | er ist diagonal | sie ist diagonal | es ist diagonal | sie sind diagonal | |
strong declension (without article) |
nominative | diagonaler | diagonale | diagonales | diagonale |
genitive | diagonalen | diagonaler | diagonalen | diagonaler | |
dative | diagonalem | diagonaler | diagonalem | diagonalen | |
accusative | diagonalen | diagonale | diagonales | diagonale | |
weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der diagonale | die diagonale | das diagonale | die diagonalen |
genitive | des diagonalen | der diagonalen | des diagonalen | der diagonalen | |
dative | dem diagonalen | der diagonalen | dem diagonalen | den diagonalen | |
accusative | den diagonalen | die diagonale | das diagonale | die diagonalen | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein diagonaler | eine diagonale | ein diagonales | (keine) diagonalen |
genitive | eines diagonalen | einer diagonalen | eines diagonalen | (keiner) diagonalen | |
dative | einem diagonalen | einer diagonalen | einem diagonalen | (keinen) diagonalen | |
accusative | einen diagonalen | eine diagonale | ein diagonales | (keine) diagonalen |
Portuguese
Adjective
diagonal m or f (plural diagonais, comparable)
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin diagōnālis, from Ancient Greek διαγώνιος (diagṓnios, “from angle to angle”).
Derived terms
Swedish
Etymology
From Latin diagōnālis, from Ancient Greek διαγώνιος (diagṓnios, “from angle to angle”).
Declension
Inflection of diagonal | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | diagonal | — | — |
Neuter singular | diagonalt | — | — |
Plural | diagonala | — | — |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | diagonale | — | — |
All | diagonala | — | — |
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. |
Derived terms
Declension
Declension of diagonal | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | diagonal | diagonalen | diagonaler | diagonalerna |
Genitive | diagonals | diagonalens | diagonalers | diagonalernas |
Derived terms
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