diagonal
adjective/daɪˈæɡənəl/
Frequency rank: #8,940 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
Going from one corner to another corner at an angle, not horizontal or vertical.
Example sentence
She drew diagonal lines across the page to create a pattern.
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