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diagonal

[dahy-ag-uh-nl, -ag-nl] / daɪˈæg ə nl, -ˈæg nl /
ADJECTIVE
having an oblique direction
Synonyms
STRONGEST
STRONG
WEAK
askew beveled cater-corner cater-cornered catercorner catty-cornered kitty-corner kitty-cornered skewing slanting transversal transverse


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The chip is giant, taking up an entire 300 millimeter silicon wafer, almost a foot long across the chip’s diagonal line.

From Barron's • May 11, 2026

Downtown Los Angeles’ street grid is diagonal, a legacy of Spanish rule.

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026

"My work presents a new three-dimensional model for the magnetic field reversal. From Earth, this would appear as the diagonal that we observe in the data," Booth explains.

From Science Daily • Feb. 24, 2026

Known as the Klaebo stride, or Klæbo-klyvet in Norwegian, it’s a running style used on steep uphills where he essentially sprints on his skis, leaving competitors who use traditional diagonal striding behind.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 10, 2026

The paths of light rays to and from the event are the diagonal lines.

From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking




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