Diagonal,

7 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  nonparallel \nonparallel\ adj.
     1. not parallel; -- of lines or linear objects. Opposite of
        {parallel}. [Narrower terms: {bias, catacorner,
        cata-cornered, catercorner, cater-cornered, catty-corner,
        catty-cornered, diagonal, kitty-corner, kitty-cornered,
        oblique, skew, skewed, slanted ; {crossed, decussate,


        intersectant, intersecting}; {cross-grained ; {diagonal};
        {orthogonal, orthographic, rectangular, right-angled ;
        {right, perpendicular}; {angled ; {convergent}] Also See:
        {convergent}, {divergent}, {diverging}.
        [WordNet 1.5]
  
     2. (Computers) Not using parallel processing; -- of
        computers. [Narrower terms: {serial}] PJC]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Diagonal \Di*ag"o*nal\, a. [L. diagonalis, fr. Gr. ? from to
     angle; dia` through + ? an angle; perh. akin to E. knee: cf.
     F. diagonal.] (Geom.)
     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.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     {Diagonal bond} (Masonry), herringbone work. See
        {Herringbone}, a.
  
     {Diagonal built} (Shipbuilding), built by forming the outer
        skin of two layers of planking, making angles of about
        45[deg] with the keel, in opposite directions.
  
     {Diagonal cleavage}. See under {Cleavage}.
  
     {Diagonal molding} (Arch.), a chevron or zigzag molding.
  
     {Diagonal rib}. (Arch.) See {Cross-springer}.
  
     {Diagonal scale}, a scale which consists of a set of parallel
        lines, with other lines crossing them obliquely, so that
        their intersections furnish smaller subdivisions of the
        unit of measure than could be conveniently marked on a
        plain scale.
  
     {Diagonal stratification}. (Geol.) Same as {Cross bedding},
        under {Cross}, a.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Diagonal \Di*ag"o*nal\, n.
     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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. (Engin.) A member, in a framed structure, running
        obliquely across a panel.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. A diagonal cloth; a kind of cloth having diagonal stripes,
        ridges, or welts made in the weaving.
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  diagonal
       adj 1: at an angle; especially connecting two nonadjacent corners
              of a plane figure or any two corners of a solid that
              are not in the same face; "a diagonal line across the
              page"
       2: having an oblique or slanted direction [syn: {aslant}, {aslope},
           {slanted}, {slanting}, {sloped}, {sloping}]
       n 1: (geometry) a straight line connecting any two vertices of a
            polygon that are not adjacent
       2: a line or cut across a fabric that is not at right angles to
          a side of the fabric [syn: {bias}]
       3: an oblique line of squares of the same color on a
          checkerboard; "the bishop moves on the diagonals"
       4: (mathematics) a set of entries in a square matrix running
          diagonally either from the upper left to lower right entry
          or running from the upper right to lower left entry
       5: a punctuation mark (/) used to separate related items of
          information [syn: {solidus}, {slash}, {virgule}, {stroke},
           {separatrix}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  80 Moby Thesaurus words for "diagonal":
     across, air line, athwart, axis, band, bar, beeline, bend,
     bendwise, bevel, beveled, bias, biased, biaswise, catercorner,
     catercornered, chord, cross-hatching, crossways, crosswise, dash,
     delineation, diameter, direct line, directrix, dotted line, edge,
     great-circle course, hachure, hairline, hatching, kittycorner,
     line, lineation, normal, oblique, oblique angle, oblique figure,
     oblique line, perpendicular, radius, radius vector, rhomboid,
     right line, score, scratch comma, secant, segment, separatrix,
     shortcut, side, slant, slanted, slanting, slash, solidus, straight,
     straight course, straight line, straight stretch, straightaway,
     streak, streaking, streamline, striation, strip, stripe, striping,
     stroke, sublineation, tangent, thwart, transversal, transverse,
     underline, underlining, underscore, underscoring, vector,
     virgule
  
  

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:

  Diagonal, IA (city, FIPS 21270)
    Location: 40.81077 N, 94.34124 W
    Population (1990): 298 (155 housing units)
    Area: 2.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 50845

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Diagonal, IA -- U.S. city in Iowa
     Population (2000):    312
     Housing Units (2000): 154
     Land area (2000):     0.908254 sq. miles (2.352367 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    0.908254 sq. miles (2.352367 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            21270
     Located within:       Iowa (IA), FIPS 19
     Location:             40.808819 N, 94.341510 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):     50845
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Diagonal, IA
      Diagonal