Definition
In a direction that is neither straight across nor straight up and down, but at an angle across from one corner to another.
Etymology
From Greek 'diagonios,' formed from 'dia-' (across) and 'gonia' (angle). The word entered English through mathematics and geometry in the 1600s.
Kelly Says
Diagonals are the strongest way to brace a structure—carpenters know this trick and use diagonal bracing even though it seems less obvious than going straight up and down!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ቀጥታን
qä.t͡ʼə.t͡ʼan
BNবাংলা
তির্যকভাবে
tir.yak.bha.be
CACatalà
diagonalment
di.a.gon.al.men
CSČeština
po diagonále
po.di.a.gon.a.le
DADansk
i diagonal
i.di.a.gon.al
DEDeutsch
diagonal
di.a.go.nal
ELΕλληνικά
διαγωνίως
di.a.gó.ni.os
ESEspañol
en diagonal
en.di.a.gonal
FAفارسی
به صورت قطری
be.sūrat.qat.ri
FISuomi
vinoviivaisesti
vin.o.vi.i.vai.ses.ti
FRFrançais
en diagonale
ɑ̃.di.a.gɔ.nal
GUGU
તિર્યક રીતે
tir.yak.rī.tē
HEעברית
באלכסון
ba.al.kh.so.n
HIहिन्दी
तिर्यक रूप से
tiryak.rūp.se
HUMagyar
átlósan
a.tlo.san
IDBahasa Indonesia
secara diagonal
sɛ.kɑ.rɑ.di.a.gon.al
ITItaliano
diagonalmente
di.a.gon.al.men.te
JA日本語
対角線上に
tsui.kaku.sen.jō.ni
KKKK
диагональді
di.a.gon.al.di
KMKM
តាមជ្រុងទ្វារ
tiəm.cruŋ.tviə
KO한국어
대각선으로
dae.gak.seon.e.ro
MRMR
विकर्णाने
vi.ka.rṇā.nē
MSBahasa Melayu
secara diagonal
sɛ.kɑ.rɑ.di.a.gon.al
MYမြန်မာ
တိမ်းစောင်းနည်း
tēm.cāuṅ.nī
NLNederlands
schuin
sxœyn
NONorsk
i diagonal
i.di.a.gon.al
PLPolski
po przekątnej
pɔ.pʂɛ.kɔnt.nɛj
PTPortuguês
diagonalmente
di.a.gon.al.men.te
RORomână
diagonal
di.a.gon.al
RUРусский
по диагонали
pa.di.a.gon.a.li
SVSvenska
i diagonal
i.di.a.gon.al
SWKiswahili
kwa diagonal
kwa.di.a.gon.al
TAதமிழ்
வழுவழுப்பாக
va.l.u.va.l.u.ppa.ka
TEతెలుగు
వికర్ణంగా
vi.ka.rṇaṁ.gā
THไทย
ในแนวทแยง
nēw.nāw.thāng
TLTL
sa diagonal
sa.di.a.gon.al
TRTürkçe
çapraz olarak
t͡ʃa.pɾaz.o.lar.k
UKУкраїнська
по діагоналі
pa.di.a.gon.a.li
URاردو
قطر کے ساتھ
qat.r.kē.sāth
VITiếng Việt
theo đường chéo
thēo.đường.chéo
ZH中文
对角线地
duì.jiǎo.xiàn.dì