diagonal

[ dahy-ag-uh-nl, -ag-nl ]
/ daɪˈæg ə nl, -ˈæg nl /

adjective

noun

Origin of diagonal

1535–45; < Latin diagōnālis < Greek diagṓn(ios) from angle to angle (see dia-, -gon) + Latin -ālis -al1

OTHER WORDS FROM diagonal

di·ag·o·nal·ly, adverb non·di·ag·o·nal, adjective, noun non·di·ag·o·nal·ly, adverb

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British Dictionary definitions for diagonally

diagonal
/ (daɪˈæɡənəl) /

adjective

noun

Derived forms of diagonal

diagonally, adverb

Word Origin for diagonal

C16: from Latin diagōnālis, from Greek diagōnios, from dia- + gōnia angle

Scientific definitions for diagonally

diagonal
[ dī-ăgə-nəl ]

Adjective

Connecting two nonadjacent corners in a polygon or two nonadjacent corners in a polyhedron that do not lie in the same face.

Noun

A diagonal line segment.