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# diagonally

adverb (diagonally)

«diagonally» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Diagonally means in a straight slanting line from one corner to the opposite corner. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/diagonally/#m1)
2. Diagonally can mean at a slant, not straight up and down or straight across. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/diagonally/#m2)

### In the lessons

In maths, you can cut a square diagonally into two triangles; bishops in chess move diagonally. In everyday life, «diagonally opposite» tells where something is. Safety: cross roads straight across, not diagonally. Phrases: «cut diagonally», «diagonally opposite», «move diagonally».

### Examples

- Cut the sandwich diagonally to make two triangles. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/diagonally/#x1)
- The bishop moves diagonally on the chessboard. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/diagonally/#x2)
- The shop is diagonally opposite the school. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/diagonally/#x3)
- Fold the square paper diagonally. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/diagonally/#x4)
- Draw a line diagonally across the rectangle. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/diagonally/#x5)
- The rain was falling diagonally in the wind. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/diagonally/#x6)
- Always cross the road straight across, not diagonally. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/diagonally/#x7)

### Note

From «diagonal» (adjective and noun). In maths, cutting a square or rectangle diagonally gives two equal right-angled triangles, each with half the area. A diagonal joins two corners that are not next to each other. A diagonal of a rectangle is longer than either side.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «diagonally» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/diagonally/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«diagonally» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/diagonally.html) on Mova free.