diagonal[adjective]Synonyms: slanting, angled, cross, crossways, crosswise, oblique
[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
di‧ag‧o‧nal /daɪˈæɡən
əl/
adjective[
Date: 1500-1600;
Language: 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 ⇒
horizontal,
vertical2. following a sloping angle:
diagonal parking spaces—diagonal noun [countable]—diagonally adverb:
The path goes diagonally across the field. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲