Look up: diagonal

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   Diagonal
   Diagonal is a city in Ringgold County Iowa, USA
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   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] - (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
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   Diagonal
   See 'Star diagonal'
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   Diagonal
   For 4:3 formats (SXGA, XGA, SVGA) the image width is= diagonal : 1,25 see image size
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   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 quadrilateral or multilateral figure; running across from corner to corner; crossing at an angle with one of the sides. Diagonal bond (Masonry) ...
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   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. 3. A diagonal cloth; a kind of cloth having diagonal stripes, ridges, or welts made in the weaving.
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   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. Akin to E. Knee: cf. F. Diagonal. ... Source: Webste ...
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   diagonal
   noun an oblique line of squares of the same color on a checkerboard; `the bishop moves on the diagonals`
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   diagonal
   bias noun a line or cut across a fabric that is not at right angles to a side of the fabric
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    Diagonal
    A `diagonal` can refer to a line joining two nonadjacent vertices of a polygon or polyhedron, or in contexts any upward or downward sloping line. The word `diagonal` was originally from the Greek διαγÃ?‰Î½Î¹Î¿Ã?‚ (`diagonios`), used by both Strabo and Euclid to refer to a line connecting two vertices of a rhombus or cuboid, and is formed from dia- (`through`, `across`) and gonia (`angle`, related to gony `knee.`), later adopted into Latin as di...
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    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 quadrilateral or multilateral figure; running across f...
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    diagonal
    diagonal 1. Extending between nonadjacent angles in a polygon figure. 2. Having slanting marks, lines, etc.
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    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 (industries or consumers) are constant and equal. 3. In...
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    diagonal
    • A line that joins any two vertices of a polygon, if the vertices are not next to each other; or aline that joins two vertices of a polyhedron that are not on the same face. • GEOMETRY • The small flat mirror used near the upper end of a Newtonian telescope to ...
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