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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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SpotGamma explains that a put diagonal spread combines the sale of a shorter-dated put with the purchase of a longer-dated put at a different strike price.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 1, 2026

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

Rubens leads our eye along diagonal lines from the ground to the sky, from the close-at-hand to the faraway, incrementally.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

He’s six feet tall, about forty, a diagonal scar across his cheek; he sits typing, his hands too big for the keyboard, still wearing his pistol in the shoulder holster.

From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood




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