Meaning & use
diagonal
Running in a straight, slanting direction rather than horizontally or vertically, especially between two opposite corners.
See it in a sentence
The bishop in chess can only move along a diagonal line across the board.
She drew a diagonal stripe across the poster to separate the two sections.
A note on using this word
As a noun, a diagonal is the line itself, such as the diagonal of a rectangle connecting opposite corners.
Words with a similar meaning
slantedoblique
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Words with an opposite meaning
horizontalvertical
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