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diagonal

/dahy-ag-uh-nl, -ag-nl/US // daɪˈæg ə nl, -ˈæg nl //UK // (daɪˈæɡənəl) //

对角线,对角线式,对角线的,对角线型

Related Words

crosswise横向,横向的,纵横交错,纵向slanted倾斜的,斜的,斜着的,斜面的bevel坡口,斜面,坡道,坡度oblique偏斜,偏斜的,倾斜的,歪歪斜斜cross十字架,十字,十字路口,十字形bias偏见,偏颇,偏袒,偏心inclining倾斜的,倾斜,倾斜性,倾向性crossways横向,横向的,途径,横向联系askew歪斜,歪曲,歪斜的,歪歪斜斜biased有偏见的,有偏见,有偏向的,有偏见的人transverse横穿,横截,横向的,横向transversal横向,横向的,纵横,横断cater-cornered迎合角落catty-cornered斤斤计较的,斤斤计较,斤斤计较的人,斤两cornerways拐角处,拐弯处,转角处,转弯处kitty-cornered小猫咪的角质,小猫咪的角,小猫角的,猫咪角skewing歪斜,偏斜,倾斜度,倾斜性

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : Mathematics. connecting two nonadjacent angles or vertices of a polygon or polyhedron, as a straight line.extending from one edge of a solid figure to an opposite edge, as a plane.
    • : having an oblique direction.
    • : having oblique lines, ridges, markings, etc.
n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a diagonal line or plane.
    • : virgule.
    • : a diagonal row, part, pattern, etc.
    • : Manège. the foreleg and the hind leg, diagonally opposite, which move forward simultaneously.
    • : diagonal cloth.
    • : Mathematics. a set of entries in a square matrix running either from upper left to lower right or lower left to upper right .
    • : Chess. one of the oblique lines of squares on a chessboard: He advanced his bishop along the open diagonal.

Synonyms & Antonyms

adj.angled
Synonyms
crosswise横向,横向的,纵横交错,纵向slanted倾斜的,斜的,斜着的,斜面的bevel坡口,斜面,坡道,坡度bias偏见,偏颇,偏袒,偏心cross十字架,十字,十字路口,十字形crossways横向,横向的,途径,横向联系oblique偏斜,偏斜的,倾斜的,歪歪斜斜askew歪斜,歪曲,歪斜的,歪歪斜斜beveled斜面,斜角,斜角的,倒角的biased有偏见的,有偏见,有偏向的,有偏见的人cater-cornered迎合角落catty-cornered斤斤计较的,斤斤计较,斤斤计较的人,斤两cornerways拐角处,拐弯处,转角处,转弯处kitty-cornered小猫咪的角质,小猫咪的角,小猫角的,猫咪角skewing歪斜,偏斜,倾斜度,倾斜性slanting歪歪斜斜的,歪歪斜斜,倾斜的,倾斜transversal横向,横向的,纵横,横断transverse横穿,横截,横向的,横向

Examples

  • Basically, it gives a rough measurement of the diagonal line you could draw between the bottom left and the upper right corners.

  • The probability that they would guess correctly was the fraction of the area that was on the “correct” side of the diagonal dividing line.

  • The first night, they fell asleep on a diagonal sofa, happy and warm.

  • Pro skier Drew Petersen teamed up with Salomon TV and Switchback Entertainment to demonstrate the diagonal and A-frame ski-carry techniques.

  • In further simulations, they varied the number of diagonals as well as their spacing and thickness to find the lattice that could sustain the most compression.

  • The young man weaves through clusters of bamboo and cuts a diagonal slash into a tree, positioning a hollow log at the end.

  • But early on, his fictional people so often took the easy diagonal cut for betrayal.

  • A long, diagonal cross from Marcelo saw the ball reach Hulk, who brought it down to his feet from the top of his monumental chest.

  • Others were paired with sportswear-inspired tops—think a tracksuit zip-up made glam with diagonal decorative panels.

  • I bought wine and I made a wine list and it was the first wine list of its kind: vertical, horizontal, and diagonal.

  • The pillars are strengthened against lateral yielding by horizontal and diagonal bracing.

  • It was built at Chatham, from the design of Mr. Oliver Lang, of mahogany and on the diagonal principle.

  • Construction: diagonal principle, Dantzic oak without, horizontal planking of Italian larch.

  • At the left of the doorway, a bay window, also heavily curtained, is set into the diagonal wall.

  • At (a) the diagonal lines are used to distinguish the flat side of the neck from the round part of the bolt above it.

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