diagonal
/daɪˈæɡənl/adjective
उच्चारण डाइऐगनल
विकर्ण (कोने से विपरीत कोने तक की)
Core word
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(of a straight line) joining two opposite corners of a square or another flat shape with four sides
विकर्ण (कोने से विपरीत कोने तक की)
- Draw a diagonal line across the square.
- A diagonal path ran across the park from the gate to the fountain.
- Fold the paper along the diagonal.
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- The diagonal line cut the square into two triangles.
- A diagonal brace supports the shelf.
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going in a slanting direction
तिरछा, आड़ा
- The shirt has diagonal stripes.
- a diagonal path across the field
- The wallpaper has a diagonal pattern of leaves.
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- The rain fell in diagonal streaks across the window.
- We took a diagonal path across the grass.
Synonyms slanting oblique sloping crosswise
Opposite straight vertical horizontal
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a straight line that joins two opposite corners of a square or another flat shape with four sides
विकर्ण
- The diagonals of a rectangle are equal in length.
- The two diagonals of a rhombus cross each other at right angles.
- Draw a diagonal of the square and find its length.
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- The diagonals of a square bisect each other.
- The length of the diagonal is root two times the side.
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diagonal (adjective)
As an adjective, diagonal describes a line that slants, or one joining opposite corners of a four-sided figure.
Adjective के रूप में 'diagonal' तिरछी रेखा या चतुर्भुज के सम्मुख कोनों को जोड़ने वाली रेखा का वर्णन करता है।
- She drew a diagonal line across the page.
- The shirt has diagonal stripes.
a diagonal (noun)
As a noun, a diagonal is the straight line that joins two opposite corners of a polygon. A rectangle has two diagonals.
Noun के रूप में 'a diagonal' बहुभुज के दो सम्मुख कोनों को जोड़ने वाली सरल रेखा है। आयत में दो विकर्ण होते हैं।
- Each diagonal of a square is longer than a side.
- The diagonals of a rhombus cut each other at right angles.
diagonally (adverb)
Diagonally describes movement or position along a slant: cross diagonally, run diagonally. Often followed by across.
'Diagonally' तिरछी दिशा में गति या स्थिति बताता है: cross diagonally, run diagonally। इसके बाद प्रायः across आता है।
- He walked diagonally across the field.
- The bank is diagonally opposite the post office.
diagonal of + shape
Use of to name the shape that the diagonal belongs to.
'Diagonal' किस आकृति का है, यह बताने के लिए 'of' आता है।
- The diagonal of the rectangle measures 10 cm.
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diagonal + noun
linestripecutpathpass
- The tailor made a diagonal cut in the cloth.
geometry + diagonal
squarerectangleparallelogramrhombuscube
- The diagonal of a square can be found with Pythagoras' theorem.
verb + diagonal
drawmeasurecrosscutbisect
- Draw a diagonal and measure its length.
diagonally + word
oppositeacrossupwarddownwardplaced
- The temple is diagonally opposite the school.
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- In the chess game, the bishop moves along a diagonal.
शतरंज के खेल में ऊँट विकर्ण पर चलता है।
- Radhika folded the sheet along its diagonal to make a paper boat.
राधिका ने काग़ज़ की नाव बनाने के लिए चादर को उसके विकर्ण के अनुसार मोड़ा।
- The footballer crossed the pitch with a long diagonal pass.
फ़ुटबॉलर ने एक लंबे तिरछे पास से मैदान पार किया।
- A square of side 5 cm has a diagonal of about 7 cm.
5 सेमी भुजा वाले वर्ग का विकर्ण लगभग 7 सेमी होता है।
- Rain fell diagonally because of the strong wind.
तेज़ हवा के कारण बारिश तिरछी गिर रही थी।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ The diagonals of a rectangle is equal.
✓ The diagonals of a rectangle are equal.
The subject is the plural 'diagonals', so the verb is are.
Subject plural 'diagonals' है, इसलिए verb 'are' है।
✗ He crossed the road in diagonal.
✓ He crossed the road diagonally.
A manner of movement needs the adverb diagonally, not 'in diagonal'.
गति के ढंग के लिए adverb 'diagonally' चाहिए, 'in diagonal' नहीं।
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✓In the exam
General knowledge
A square of side a has a diagonal of a√2, and its two diagonals cut each other at right angles.
A भुजा वाले वर्ग का diagonal a√2 होता है, और इसके दोनों diagonals एक-दूसरे को समकोण पर काटते हैं।