non-diagonal

non--di·ag·o·nal

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [nohn ohb-stahn-te dahy-ag-uh-nl, -ag-nl]
- /noʊn oʊbˈstɑn tɛ daɪˈæg ə nl, -ˈæg nl/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [nohn ohb-stahn-te dahy-ag-uh-nl, -ag-nl]
- /noʊn oʊbˈstɑn tɛ daɪˈæg ə nl, -ˈæg nl/

Definitions of non-diagonal word

adjective non-diagonal Mathematics. connecting two nonadjacent angles or vertices of a polygon or polyhedron, as a straight line. extending from one edge of a solid figure to an opposite edge, as a plane. 1
adjective non-diagonal having an oblique direction. 1
adjective non-diagonal having oblique lines, ridges, markings, etc. 1
noun non-diagonal a diagonal line or plane. 1
noun non-diagonal virgule. 1
noun non-diagonal a diagonal row, part, pattern, etc. 1

before 1535

One of the 29% oldest English words

1535-45; < Latin diagōnālis < Greek diagṓn(ios) from angle to angle (see dia-, -gon) + Latin -ālis -al1

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".