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Diagonal   /daɪˈægənəl/   Listen
adjective
Diagonal  adj.  (Geom.) Joining two not adjacent angles of a quadrilateral or multilateral figure; running across from corner to corner; crossing at an angle with one of the sides.
Diagonal bond (Masonry), herringbone work. See Herringbone, a.
Diagonal built (Shipbuilding), built by forming the outer skin of two layers of planking, making angles of about 45° with the keel, in opposite directions.
Diagonal cleavage. See under Cleavage.
Diagonal molding (Arch.), a chevron or zigzag molding.
Diagonal rib. (Arch.) See Cross-springer.
Diagonal scale, a scale which consists of a set of parallel lines, with other lines crossing them obliquely, so that their intersections furnish smaller subdivisions of the unit of measure than could be conveniently marked on a plain scale.
Diagonal stratification. (Geol.) Same as Cross bedding, under Cross, a.


noun
Diagonal  n.  
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.





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"Diagonal" Quotes from Famous Books



... the white screen into full view of the sun. Apparently the sky is clear of intruders, so we turn for three-quarters of a circle and head for Pluspres, the third point of call. The wind now being behind the machine in a diagonal direction, our speed in relation to the ground is twice the speed of the outward half of the journey. The sun is pleasantly warming, and I look towards it gratefully. A few small marks, which may or may not be sun-spots, ...
— Cavalry of the Clouds • Alan Bott
... low-gabled buildings surrounded an open court. All of the buildings were timbered, the diagonal beams of oak so old they were black in the sun, and the snowy whiteness of fresh plaster made them seem blacker still. The gabled roofs were of varying tones and tints; some were red, some mossy green, some as gray as the skin of a mouse; all were deeply, plentifully furrowed with the washings ...
— In and Out of Three Normady Inns • Anna Bowman Dodd
... rises in diagonal flight. ... Purple radiance pours through the twigs of trees.... From nocturnal heavens the first stars ...
— The Indian Lily and Other Stories • Hermann Sudermann
... the thrust along the diagonal line E would be 900 pounds, being the composition of the two forces pulling along ...
— Aeroplanes • J. S. Zerbe***
... took a couple of steps, threw himself on to the great carved balustrade, and, rapidly gliding down upon his chest, literally shot off before he reached the upright scroll at the bottom, and faced the men. His loud questioning voice brought out a sergeant, musket in hand, and sword and bayonet in his diagonal belt behind, closely followed by a big, fat, puffy, unwholesome-looking man with sallow face and ...
— The New Forest Spy • George Manville Fenn


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