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Located or moving diagonally across or in relation to something
“We start with a rectangle of any shape and then draw a diagonal line connecting two of its opposite corners.”
Having, or running in, a slanted or oblique direction
“The sole piece of furniture is a beaten-up pine dresser wedged between the window and a diagonal roof beam.”
Having sharp turns in alternating directions
A measure of the steepness of a slope, or the fact or state of being sloped
“The slashes are oval or oblong, sometimes deeper at one side or one end, and usually set at a diagonal with the upper end to the right.”
A direction diagonal to the weave of a fabric
“Bias binding is a strip of fabric cut on the diagonal, at a 45-degree angle.”
An inclined surface or slope
An oblique stroke in print or writing
The line separating the numerator from the denominator, whether horizontal
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