diagonal

IPA: daɪˈægʌnʌɫ

(geometry) Joining two nonadjacent vertices (of a polygon or polyhedron).
Having slanted or oblique lines or markings.
Having a slanted or oblique direction.
Of or related to the cater-corner (diagonally opposite) legs of a quadruped, whether the front left and back right or front right and back left.

Examples of "diagonal" in Sentences

The diagonals determine the vertex type.
The rectilinear and diagonal bases are used.
The design is symmetrical about the bridge diagonal.
The plan was to build the bridge on a diagonal to the river.
Diagonal bracing is used to prevent racking of the structure.
The Turner Bridge marks the beginning of the Turner Diagonal.
A thin line of the filling is spread along the diagonal of the square.
There is straightness within diagonal and diagonalness within straight.
Changes include the style of the shamrock and the width of the diagonal lines.
The diagonal lines of the matrices extend axially and transversely of the plait.