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  • 31diagonal — I. adjective Etymology: Latin diagonalis, from Greek diagōnios from angle to angle, from dia + gōnia angle; akin to Greek gony knee more at knee Date: 1563 1. a. joining two vertices of a rectilinear figure that are nonadjacent or two vertices of …

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  • 32diagonal — diagonally, adv. /duy ag euh nl, ag nl/, adj. 1. Math. a. connecting two nonadjacent angles or vertices of a polygon or polyhedron, as a straight line. b. extending from one edge of a solid figure to an opposite edge, as a plane. 2. having an… …

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  • 33diagonal — I adj. diagonal to II n. on the diagonal (to cut on the diagonal) * * * [daɪ ægənl] diagonal to on the diagonal (to cut on the diagonal) …

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  • 34diagonal — adj m y f y s f 1 (Geom) Tratándose de líneas rectas, que une los ángulos opuestos de un polígono o los vértices de distintas caras de un poliedro 2 Que está inclinado con respecto a una línea o a un plano horizontal o vertical: un corte diagonal …

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  • 35diagonal — schief; quer; schräg * * * dia|go|nal [diago na:l] <Adj.>: zwei nicht benachbarte Ecken besonders eines Vierecks geradlinig verbindend: eine diagonale Linie; diagonal über den Platz gehen; die Linien verlaufen diagonal. Syn.: ↑ schräg. * *… …

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  • 36diagonal — [[t]daɪæ̱gən(ə)l[/t]] diagonals 1) ADJ: usu ADJ n A diagonal line or movement goes in a sloping direction, for example, from one corner of a square across to the opposite corner. ...a pattern of diagonal lines. Derived words: diagonally ADV ADV… …

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  • 37diagonal — I UK [daɪˈæɡən(ə)l] / US [daɪˈæɡənəl] adjective a) a diagonal line is straight and sloping and connects opposite corners of a flat shape b) in a straight sloping line across a surface a tie with wide diagonal stripes Derived word: diagonally… …

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  • 38diagonal — di•ag•o•nal [[t]daɪˈæg ə nl, ˈæg nl[/t]] adj. 1) math. a) connecting two nonadjacent angles or vertices of a polygon or polyhedron: a diagonal line[/ex] b) extending from one edge of a solid figure to an opposite edge: a diagonal plane[/ex] 2)… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 39diagonal — {{#}}{{LM D13312}}{{〓}} {{SynD13621}} {{[}}diagonal{{]}} ‹dia·go·nal› {{《}}▍ adj.inv./s.f.{{》}} {{<}}1{{>}} {{♂}}En un polígono, referido a una línea recta,{{♀}} que une dos vértices no consecutivos: • Si trazas la diagonal de un cuadrado, formas …

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  • 40diagonal — di|ag|o|nal [daıˈægənəl] adj [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: diagonalis, from Greek diagonios from angle to angle , from gonia angle ] 1.) a diagonal line is straight and joins two opposite corners of a flat shape, usually a square… …

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