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diagonal

The correct spelling is diagonal.

How to pronounce diagonal

noun

IPA: /daɪˈæɡnəl/

Say it like: Dia-gon-al

The correct spelling is diagonal. A line joining non-adjacent vertices of a polygon.

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Meanings

noun

  1. 1.A line joining non-adjacent vertices of a polygon.
  2. 2.Anything forming or resembling such a line, particularly:

adjective

  1. 1.Joining two nonadjacent vertices (of a polygon or polyhedron).
  2. 2.Having slanted or oblique lines or markings.
  3. 3.Having a slanted or oblique direction.
  4. 4.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.

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