diagonal

diagonal, schräg

Schräg verlaufend, meist ungefähr in der Mitte zwischen waagerecht und senkrecht.

In einfachem Englisch: Sloping at an angle, usually about halfway between horizontal and vertical.

• The shirt has diagonal stripes.
• We crossed the field in a diagonal direction.
• Yellow diagonal markings warn drivers to keep the area clear.

Synonyme: slanting, sloping

Häufige Wendungen: diagonal stripes, diagonal pattern, diagonal direction

diagonal

Von einer Ecke einer Form zur gegenüberliegenden Ecke verlaufend.

In einfachem Englisch: Going from one corner of a shape to the opposite corner.

• Draw a diagonal line across the square.
• She made a diagonal cut from corner to corner.
• The diagonal measurement is longer than the side.

Häufige Wendungen: diagonal line, diagonal cut, diagonal measurement

Diagonale

Eine gerade Linie, die zwei nicht benachbarte Ecken einer Form verbindet.

In einfachem Englisch: A straight line joining two corners of a shape that are not next to each other.

• Draw a diagonal across the rectangle.
• The two diagonals meet in the middle.
• We measured the diagonal of the square.

So benutzt man es: diagonal of something (The diagonal of this square is ten centimetres long.)

Häufige Wendungen: draw a diagonal, diagonal of something, rectangle’s diagonal