DIAGONAL : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: DIAGONAL	by the DICT Development Group
4 results for DIAGONAL
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
diagonal adj connecting two nonadjacent corners of a plane figure or any two corners of a solid that are not in the same face; "a diagonal line across the page" having an oblique or slanted direction Synonym(s): aslant, aslope, diagonal, slanted, slanting, sloped, sloping n (geometry) a straight line connecting any two vertices of a polygon that are not adjacent a line or cut across a fabric that is not at right angles to a side of the fabric Synonym(s): diagonal, bias an oblique line of squares of the same color on a checkerboard; "the bishop moves on the diagonals" (mathematics) a set of entries in a square matrix running diagonally either from the upper left to lower right entry or running from the upper right to lower left entry a punctuation mark (/) used to separate related items of information Synonym(s): solidus, slash, virgule, diagonal, stroke, separatrix
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Diagonal \Diag"onal\, a. [L. diagonalis, fr. Gr. [?] from to angle; dia` through + [?] an angle; perh. akin to E. knee: cf. F. diagonal.] (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[deg] 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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Diagonal \Diag"onal\, 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.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Diagonal, IA (city, FIPS 21270) Location: 40.81077 N, 94.34124 W Population (1990): 298 (155 housing units) Area: 2.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 50845