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Diagonal

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
daɪˈæɡənəl

Definitions

  1. A city and town in Iowa.
  2. A line joining non-adjacent vertices of a polygon.
  3. Anything forming or resembling such a line
  4. A line or plane at an oblique angle to another.
  5. A line or cut across a fabric at an oblique angle to its sides.
  6. Synonym of slash ⟨/⟩.

Equivalents

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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
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