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Look up: diagonal

  1. diagonal
    [adj] - at an angle 2. [n] - (geometry) a straight line connecting any two vertices of a polygon that are not adjacent 3. [n] - a line or cut across a fabric that is not at right angles to a side 4. [n] - an oblique line of squares of the same color on a checkerboard 5. [n] - ...
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  2. Diagonal
    See 'Star diagonal'
    Found on http://www.irpoyser.co.uk/glossary.php

  3. Diagonal
    For 4:3 formats (SXGA, XGA, SVGA) the image width is= diagonal : 1,25 see image size
    Found on http://www.medium.co.uk/public/sales/glo

  4. Diagonal
    Di·ag'o·nal adjective [ Latin diagonalis , from Greek ... from to angle; dia` through + ... an angle; perhaps akin to English knee : confer French diagonal .] (Geom.) Joining two not adjacent angles of a quadrila...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/D/56

  5. Diagonal
    Di·ag'o·nal noun 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. (Engineering) A member, in a framed structure, running obliquely across a panel....
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/D/56

  6. diagonal
    <geometry> 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 Same as Cross bedding, under Cross. ... Origin: L. Diagonalis, fr. Gr. From to angle; through + an angle; perh. ...
    Found on http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictiona

  7. diagonal
    noun an oblique line of squares of the same color on a checkerboard; `the bishop moves on the diagonals`
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  8. diagonal
    bias noun a line or cut across a fabric that is not at right angles to a side of the fabric
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  9. Diagonal
    • (n.) 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. • (n.) A diagonal cloth; a kind of cloth having diagonal stripes, ridges, or welts made in the weaving. • (a.) Joining two not adjacent angles of a quad...
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  10. diagonal
    diagonal 1. Extending between nonadjacent angles in a polygon figure. 2. Having slanting marks, lines, etc.
    Found on http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/inf

  11. Diagonal
    1. In a matrix, the elements on a straight line from the top left to the bottom right, or occasionally from the bottom left to the top right. 2. In an Edgeworth box, the straight line from the bottom left corner to the top right. Along the diagonal, the ratios of allocations of the two agents (indus...
    Found on http://www-personal.umich.edu/~alandear/

  12. Diagonal
    A pair of legs at the trot, such as the right front and the left hind When posting, the rider sits as the inside hind hits the ground or "rise and fall with the (front) leg on the wall" Riding across the diagonal is a maneuver from one corner of an arena to another through the center
    Found on http://www.gaitedhorses.net/Articles/Hor

  13. Diagonal
    Reference to the horse moving its leg in diagonal pairs whilst trotting.
    Found on http://www.equine-world.co.uk/riding_hor

  14. Diagonal
    A `diagonal` is a line joining two nonconsecutive vertices of a polygon or polyhedron. Informally, any sloping line is called diagonal. The word "diagonal" derives from the Greek διαγώνιος (diagonios), from dia- ("through", "a...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diagonal



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