Diagonal
[Adjective]
Webster's Dictionary 1828
1. In geometry, extending from one angle to another of a
quadrilateral figure, and dividing it into two equal parts.
2. Being in an angular direction.
Diagonal
[Noun]
Webster's Dictionary 1828
A right line drawn from angle to angle of a
quadrilateral figure, as a square or
parallelogram, and dividing it into two equal parts. It is sometimes called the diameter, and sometimes the
diametral.
Diagonal
[Adjective]
Webster's Dictionary 1913
Joining two not adjacent angles of a
quadrilateral or
multilateral figure; running across from corner to corner; crossing at an angle with one of the sides.
Diagonal
[Noun]
Webster's Dictionary 1913
1. A right line drawn from one angle to another not adjacent, of a figure of four or more sides, and dividing it into two parts.
2. A member, in a framed structure, running obliquely across a
panel.
3. A diagonal cloth; a kind of cloth having diagonal stripes, ridges, or welts made in the weaving.
