diagonal

English

Wikipedia

Etymology

From Latin diagōnālis, from Ancient Greek διαγώνιος (diagonios, “from angle to angle”), from διά (dia, “across”) + γωνία (gonia, “angle”).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /daɪˈæɡənəl/, /daɪˈæɡnəl/, X-SAMPA: /daI"{g@n@l/, /daI"{gn@l/

Adjective

diagonal (not comparable)

1. (geometry) Joining two nonadjacent vertices (of a polygon or polyhedron).
2. Having a slanted or oblique direction, lines or markings.
   • 2011 January 12, Saj Chowdhury, “Liverpool 2 - 1 Liverpool”, BBC:

     The visitors' undoing was caused by a diagonal ball from the right which was nodded into the six-yard area by Ian Evatt and finished off by Campbell.

3. Pertaining to the front left and back right (or the front right and back left) legs of a quadruped.

Synonyms

• (having a slanted or oblique direction): aslant, aslope, slanted, slanting, sloped, sloping

Derived terms

• diagonally
• diagonalization

Translations

geometry: joining two nonadjacent vertices

• Arabic: مائل (ar) (maa'il), قطري (ar) (qúTriy)
• Bulgarian: диагонален (bg) (diagonalen)
• Catalan: diagonal (ca)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 對角 (cmn), 对角 (cmn) (duìjiǎo)

• Dutch: diagonaal (nl)
• Esperanto: diagonala (eo)
• French: diagonale (fr)
• German: diagonal (de), schräg (de)

• Hebrew: אלכסוני (he) (alakhsony)
• Hungarian: átlós (hu)
• Italian: diagonale (it)
• Japanese: 筋交い (ja) (すじかい, sujikai), 対角 (ja) (たいかく, taikaku)
• Polish: przekątny (pl), skośny (pl)
• Russian: диагональный (ru) (diagonál'nyj) 
• Spanish: diagonal (es)
• Swedish: diagonal (sv)

having a slanted or oblique direction

• Bulgarian: кос (bg) (kos)
• Catalan: diagonal (ca)
• Dutch: diagonaal (nl)
• Finnish: vino (fi), viisto (fi)
• Hebrew: אלכסוני (he) (alakhsony)

• Hungarian: rézsútos (hu), ferde (hu)
• Italian: diagonale (it)
• Russian: диагональный (ru) (diagonál'nyj) 
• Spanish: diagonal (es)
• Swedish: diagonal (sv)

of, or relating the legs of quadruped

• Swedish: diagonal (sv)

Noun

diagonal (plural diagonals)

1. something arranged diagonally or obliquely
2. a line or cut across a fabric that is not at right angles to a side of the fabric
3. a punctuation mark used to separate related items of information
4. (geometry) a diagonal line or plane
5. (geometry) a line joining non-adjacent vertices of a polygon.

Synonyms

• (punctuation mark): /, forward slash, separatrix, slash, solidus, stroke, virgule
• (line or cut across a fabric): bias

Antonyms

• (punctuation mark): backslash

Translations

something arranged diagonally or obliquely

• Bulgarian: диагонал (bg) m (diagonal)
• Dutch: diagonaal (nl)
• French: diagonale (fr) f
• German: Diagonale (de) f

• Italian: diagonale (it)
• Maori: hōkai (mi), hōkai (mi)
• Romanian: diagonală (ro) f
• Russian: диагональ (ru) (diagonál') f 
• Swedish: diagonal (sv)

line or cut across a fabric

• Dutch: diagonaal (nl)

punctuation mark

• Swedish: snedstreck (sv)

geometry: diagonal line or plane

• Bulgarian: диагонал (bg) m (diagonal)
• Catalan: diagonal (ca) f
• Czech: uhlopříčka (cs) f (only line?), diagonála (cs) f (only line?)
• Dutch: diagonaal (nl)
• Finnish: lävistäjä (fi)
• Hebrew: אלכסון (he) (alakhson) m

• Hungarian: átló (hu)
• Italian: diagonale (it)
• Romanian: diagonală (ro) f
• Spanish: diagonal (es) f
• Swedish: diagonal (sv)

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Catalan

Etymology

From Latin diagōnālis, from Ancient Greek διαγώνιος (diagonios, “from angle to angle”).

Adjective

diagonal m, f (masculine and feminine plural diagonals)

1. diagonal

Derived terms

• diagonalment

Noun

diagonal f (plural diagonals)

1. diagonal

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Danish

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /diaɡonaːl/, [d̥iaɡ̊oˈnæːˀl]

Adjective

diagonal (neuter diagonalt, definite and plural diagonale)

1. diagonal

Noun

diagonal c (singular definite diagonalen, plural indefinite diagonaler)

1. diagonal

Inflection

    Inflection of diagonal

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative, dative and accusative	diagonal	diagonalen	diagonaler	diagonalerne
genitive	diagonals	diagonalens	diagonalers	diagonalernes

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Galician

Adjective

diagonal m and f (plural diagonais)

1. diagonal

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Spanish

Etymology

From Latin diagōnālis, from Ancient Greek διαγώνιος (diagonios, “from angle to angle”).

Adjective

diagonal m and f (plural diagonales)

1. diagonal

Derived terms

• diagonalmente
• matriz diagonal

Noun

diagonal f (plural diagonales)

1. diagonal

Derived terms

• diagonal principal

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Swedish

Adjective

diagonal

1. diagonal

Declension

Declension of diagonal

Inflections of diagonal
Indefinite singular	Common	diagonal
	Neuter	diagonalt
Definite singular	Masc.	diagonale
	All	diagonala
Plural		diagonala

Derived terms

• diagonalt

Noun

diagonal c

1. diagonal

Declension

Declension of diagonal

	singular		plural
Common	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	diagonal	diagonalen	diagonaler	diagonalerna
genitive	diagonals	diagonalens	diagonalers	diagonalernas

Derived terms

• diagonala