diagonal

== English == === Etymology === From Middle French diagonal, from Latin diagōnālis, from Ancient Greek διαγώνιος (diagṓnios, “from angle to angle”), from διά (diá, “across”) + γωνία (gōnía, “angle”). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA(key): /daɪ̯ˈæɡ(ə)nəl/ (Upper Midwestern US, Northwestern US, Canada, æ-raising) IPA(key): /daɪ̯ˈeɪ̯ɡ(ə)nəl/ (General Australian) IPA(key): /dɑɪ̯ˈæɡənəl/ (South Australia, l-vocalization) IPA(key): /dɑɪ̯ˈæɡənəu̯/ Rhymes: -æɡənəl, -æɡnəl Hyphenation: di‧ag‧o‧nal === Adjective === diagonal (not comparable) (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. ==== Synonyms ==== (having a slanted or oblique direction): aslant, aslope, slanted, slanting, sloped, sloping ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === diagonal (plural diagonals) (geometry) A line joining non-adjacent vertices of a polygon. Anything forming or resembling such a line, particularly: (geometry) A line or plane at an oblique angle to another. (fashion) A line or cut across a fabric at an oblique angle to its sides. (typography, uncommon) Synonym of slash ⟨/⟩. ==== Synonyms ==== (oblique line or cut across a fabric): bias (oblique punctuation mark): See slash ==== Antonyms ==== (antonym(s) of “oblique punctuation mark”): See backslash ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === ganoidal, gonadial == Catalan == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin diagōnālis, from Ancient Greek διαγώνιος (diagṓnios, “from angle to angle”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern, Central) [di.ə.ɣuˈnal] IPA(key): (Balearic) [di.ə.ɣoˈnal] IPA(key): (Valencia, Northwestern) [di.a.ɣoˈnal] === Adjective === diagonal m or f (masculine and feminine plural diagonals) diagonal ==== Derived terms ==== diagonalment === Noun === diagonal f (plural diagonals) diagonal == Crimean Tatar == === Etymology === Borrowed from Russian диагональ (diagonalʹ). === Noun === diagonal diagonal ==== Declension ==== === References === “diagonal”, in Luğatçıq (in Russian) == Danish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /diaɡonaːl/, [d̥iaɡ̊oˈnæːˀl] === Adjective === diagonal diagonal ==== Inflection ==== === Noun === diagonal c (singular definite diagonalen, plural indefinite diagonaler) diagonal ==== Declension ==== === References === “diagonal” in Den Danske Ordbog == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin diagōnālis. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /dja.ɡɔ.nal/ === Adjective === diagonal (feminine diagonale, masculine plural diagonaux, feminine plural diagonales) diagonal, transverse, oblique ==== Derived terms ==== diagonalement ==== Descendants ==== → Polish: diagonal === Further reading === “diagonal”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Galician == === Etymology === From Latin diagōnālis. === Adjective === diagonal m or f (plural diagonais) diagonal ==== Derived terms ==== diagonalmente === Further reading === “diagonal”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026 == German == === Etymology === From Latin diagōnālis, from Ancient Greek διαγώνιος (diagṓnios, “from angle to angle”). === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -aːl === Adjective === diagonal (strong nominative masculine singular diagonaler, not comparable) diagonal ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “diagonal”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[2] (in German) “diagonal” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon == Polish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /djaˈɡɔ.nal/ Rhymes: -ɔnal Syllabification: dia‧go‧nal === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from French diagonal. ==== Noun ==== diagonal m inan (textiles) cavalry twill (mining) diagonal mine walkway (geometry) diagonal line or axis Synonym: diagonala ===== Declension ===== ===== Alternative forms ===== djagonal (pre-reform orthography (1936)) === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Noun ==== diagonal f genitive plural of diagonala === References === === Further reading === “diagonal”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[3] (in Polish) Aleksander Zdanowicz (1861), “djagonal”, in Słownik języka polskiego, Wilno 1861 diagonal in Narodowy Fotokorpus Języka Polskiego == Portuguese == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin diagōnālis. === Pronunciation === === Adjective === diagonal m or f (plural diagonais) (geometry) diagonal (joining two nonadjacent vertices) diagonal (having a slanted or oblique direction) ==== Derived terms ==== diagonalmente === Noun === diagonal f (plural diagonais) diagonal (something arranged diagonally or obliquely) (geometry) diagonal (diagonal line or plane) === Further reading === “diagonal”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “diagonal”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French diagonal. === Adjective === diagonal m or n (feminine singular diagonală, masculine plural diagonali, feminine/neuter plural diagonale) diagonal ==== Declension ==== == Spanish == === Etymology === From Latin diagōnālis, from Ancient Greek διαγώνιος (diagṓnios, “from angle to angle”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /djaɡoˈnal/ [d̪ja.ɣ̞oˈnal] Rhymes: -al Syllabification: dia‧go‧nal === Adjective === diagonal m or f (masculine and feminine plural diagonales) diagonal ==== Derived terms ==== === Noun === diagonal f (plural diagonales) diagonal ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “diagonal”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 == Swedish == === Etymology === From Latin diagōnālis, from Ancient Greek διαγώνιος (diagṓnios, “from angle to angle”). === Adjective === diagonal (not comparable) diagonal ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== diagonalt === Noun === diagonal c diagonal ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== diagonala