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running in a slanting direction
- the diagonal design ran up the wall all the way from the lower left to the upper right-hand corner
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nounSynonyms & Antonyms of diagonal (Entry 2 of 2)
the degree to which something rises up from a position level with the horizon
- the ramp was set at a low diagonal to make it easier for physically challenged patrons
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The first known use of diagonal was in 1563
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