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DiagonalDiagonal Di*ag"o*nal, a. [L. diagonalis, fr. Gr. ? from to
angle; dia` through + ? an angle; perh. akin to E. knee: cf.
F. diagonal.] (Geom.)
Joining two not adjacent angles of a quadrilateral or
multilateral figure; running across from corner to corner;
crossing at an angle with one of the sides.
Diagonal bond (Masonry), herringbone work. See
Herringbone, a.
Diagonal built (Shipbuilding), built by forming the outer
skin of two layers of planking, making angles of about
45[deg] with the keel, in opposite directions.
Diagonal cleavage. See under Cleavage.
Diagonal molding (Arch.), a chevron or zigzag molding.
Diagonal rib. (Arch.) See Cross-springer.
Diagonal scale, a scale which consists of a set of parallel
lines, with other lines crossing them obliquely, so that
their intersections furnish smaller subdivisions of the
unit of measure than could be conveniently marked on a
plain scale.
Diagonal stratification. (Geol.) Same as Cross bedding,
under Cross, a. Diagonal
Diagonal Di*ag"o*nal, n.
1. A right line drawn from one angle to another not adjacent,
of a figure of four or more sides, and dividing it into
two parts.
2. (Engin.) A member, in a framed structure, running
obliquely across a panel.
3. A diagonal cloth; a kind of cloth having diagonal stripes,
ridges, or welts made in the weaving.
Meaning of Diagonal from wikipedia
- In geometry, a
diagonal is a line
segment joining two
vertices of a
polygon or polyhedron, when
those vertices are not on the same edge. Informally, any...
- In
linear algebra, a
diagonal matrix is a
matrix in
which the
entries outside the main
diagonal are all zero; the term
usually refers to
square matrices...
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defective if it is
similar to a
diagonal matrix, i.e., if
there exists an
invertible matrix P {\displaystyle P} and a
diagonal matrix D {\displaystyle D}...
- mathematics,
diagonalization may
refer to:
Matrix diagonalization, a
construction of a
diagonal matrix (with
nonzero entries only on the main
diagonal) that...
-
diagonal (also
interior diagonal or body
diagonal) of a
polyhedron is a line
connecting two
vertices that are not on the same face.
Space diagonals contrast...
- A
diagonal relationship is said to
exist between certain pairs of
diagonally adjacent elements in the
second and
third periods (first 20 elements) of the...
- In
linear algebra, the main
diagonal (sometimes prin****l
diagonal,
primary diagonal,
leading diagonal, or
major diagonal) of a
matrix A {\displaystyle...
- In geometry, a face
diagonal of a
polyhedron is a
diagonal on one of the faces, in
contrast to a
space diagonal p****ing
through the
interior of the polyhedron...
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Diagonal pliers (or wire
cutters or
diagonal cutting pliers or
diagonal cutters) are
pliers intended for the
cutting of wire (they are
generally not used...
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Diagonal scale is an
engineering measuring instrument which is
composed of a set of
parallel straight lines which are
obliquely crossed by
another set...