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diagonal

adjective
  1. having an oblique or slanted direction
    aslant
  2. 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”
noun
  1. a punctuation mark (/) used to separate related items of information
    stroke
  2. (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
  3. an oblique line of squares of the same color on a checkerboard
    “the bishop moves on the diagonals”
  4. a line or cut across a fabric that is not at right angles to a side of the fabric
    bias
  5. a straight line connecting any two vertices of a polygon that are not adjacent
    “The child ran in a direct diagonal between the corners of the street, giving everyone a mild shock of panic.”