di·ag·o·nal
adjective/daɪˈæɡənl/
/daɪˈæɡənl/
- (of a straight line) at an angle; joining two opposite sides of something at an angle
enlarge image斜线的；对角线的 - diagonal stripes
斜纹
Oxford Collocations DictionaryDiagonal is used with these nouns:- line
- stripe
Word Originmid 16th cent.: from Latin diagonalis, from Greek diagōnios ‘from angle to angle’, from dia ‘through’ + gōnia ‘angle’. - diagonal stripes