Meaning of Diagonal | Babel Free
daɪˈæɡənəlDefinitions
- A city and town in Iowa.
- A line joining non-adjacent vertices of a polygon.
- Anything forming or resembling such a line
- A line or plane at an oblique angle to another.
- A line or cut across a fabric at an oblique angle to its sides.
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Synonym of slash ⟨/⟩. uncommon
Equivalents
Examples
“Initial inquiries among professional typists uncover names like slant, slant line, slash, and slash mark. Examination of typing instruction manuals discloses additional names such as diagonal and diagonal mark, and other sources provide the designation oblique.”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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