Diagonal - Definition

adj 1: connecting two nonadjacent corners of a plane figure or
any two corners of a solid that are not in the same face;
"a diagonal line across the page"
2: having an oblique or slanted direction [syn: aslant,
aslope, diagonal, slanted, slanting, sloped,
sloping]
n 1: (geometry) a straight line connecting any two vertices of a
polygon that are not adjacent
2: a line or cut across a fabric that is not at right angles to
a side of the fabric [syn: diagonal, bias]
3: an oblique line of squares of the same color on a
checkerboard; "the bishop moves on the diagonals"
4: (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
5: a punctuation mark (/) used to separate related items of
information [syn: solidus, slash, virgule, diagonal,
stroke, separatrix]