diagonal
adjective /daɪˈæɡənl/
/daɪˈæɡənl/
- enlarge image(of a straight line) at an angle; joining two opposite sides of something at an angle
- diagonal stripes
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’.