Diagonal /(?)/
Di·ag·o·nal
Diagonal
a.
- 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. (Geom.)
Phrases & Compounds
- Diagonal bond
- herringbone work. See Herringbone, a.
- Diagonal built
- built by forming the outer skin of two layers of planking, making angles of about 45° with the keel, in opposite directions.
- Diagonal cleavage
- See under Cleavage.
- Diagonal molding
- a chevron or zigzag molding.
- Diagonal rib
- 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
- Same as Cross bedding, under Cross, a.
Diagonal
n.
- 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.
- A member, in a framed structure, running obliquely across a panel. (Engin.)
- A diagonal cloth; a kind of cloth having diagonal stripes, ridges, or welts made in the weaving.