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Pronunciation / Transliteration: diagonal
"Em um quadrado, há duas diagonais que se cruzam no centro."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A straight line joining two non-adjacent vertices of a polygon.
"In a square, there are two diagonals that intersect at the center."
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Relating to or denoting a diagonal line or direction.
"The artist used diagonal lines to create a sense of movement in the painting."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the ancient Greek word diagonios, combining dia- (through, across) and gōnia (angle). It passed into Latin as diagonalis during the late medieval period before entering the English lexicon in the 16th century to describe lines connecting opposite corners.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Diagonal" is said worldwide
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diagonal
Transliteration: diagonal
"Dans un carré, il y a deux diagonales qui se croisent au centre."
Diagonale
Transliteration: diagonale
"In einem Quadrat gibt es zwei Diagonalen, die sich in der Mitte schneiden."
diagonale
Transliteration: diagonale
"In un quadrato ci sono due diagonali che si intersecano al centro."
diagonal
Transliteration: diagonal
"En un cuadrado, hay dos diagonales que se cruzan en el centro."
diagonal
Transliteration: diagonal
"Em um quadrado, há duas diagonais que se cruzam no centro."
तिरछा
Transliteration: tircha
"एक वर्ग में, दो तिरछी रेखाएँ केंद्र में मिलती हैं।"
对角线
Transliteration: duìjiǎoxiàn
"在一个正方形中，有两条对角线在中心相交。"
대각선
Transliteration: daegakseon
"정사각형에는 중앙에서 교차하는 두 개의 대각선이 있습니다."
対角線
Transliteration: taikakusen
"正方形には中央で交差する2本の対角線があります。"
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