Diagonal vs. Slanting — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Diagonal and Slanting
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Definitions
Diagonal➦
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 sloping line is called diagonal.
Slanting➦
To give a direction other than perpendicular or horizontal to; make diagonal; cause to slope
She slants her letters from upper right to lower left.
Diagonal➦
Joining two nonadjacent vertices of a polygon.
Slanting➦
To present so as to conform to a particular bias or appeal to a certain audience
The story was slanted in favor of the strikers.
Diagonal➦
Joining two vertices of a polyhedron not in the same face.
Slanting➦
To have or go in a direction other than perpendicular or horizontal; slope.
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Diagonal➦
Having a slanted or oblique direction.
Slanting➦
A line, plane, course, or direction that is other than perpendicular or horizontal; a slope.
Diagonal➦
Having oblique lines or markings.
Slanting➦
A sloping thing or piece of ground.
Diagonal➦
Relating to or being the front left and back right feet or the front right and back left feet of a quadruped.
Slanting➦
(Printing) A virgule.
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Diagonal➦
(Mathematics)A diagonal line or plane.
Slanting➦
A personal point of view or opinion
An article with an unconventional slant.
Diagonal➦
Something, such as a row, course, or part, that is arranged obliquely.
Slanting➦
A bias
An anti-religious slant.
Diagonal➦
A fabric woven with diagonal lines.
Slanting➦
Offensive Slang Used as a disparaging term for a person of East Asian birth or ancestry.
Diagonal➦
A virgule.
Slanting➦
Out of the perpendicular, not perpendicular.
Diagonal➦
(geometry) Joining two nonadjacent vertices (of a polygon or polyhedron).
Slanting➦
Present participle of slant
Diagonal➦
Having slanted or oblique lines or markings.
Slanting➦
The state or quality of being slanted.
The slanting of the hill was too steep for safe skiing.
Diagonal➦
Having a slanted or oblique direction.
Slanting➦
Oblique; sloping.
Diagonal➦
Of or related to the cater-corner (diagonally opposite) legs of a quadruped, whether the front left and back right or front right and back left.
Slanting➦
Having an oblique or slanted direction
Diagonal➦
(geometry) A line joining non-adjacent vertices of a polygon.
Diagonal➦
Anything forming or resembling such a line, particularly:
Diagonal➦
(geometry) A line or plane at an oblique angle to another.
Diagonal➦
A line or cut across a fabric at an oblique angle to its sides.
Diagonal➦
Synonym of slash⟨/⟩.
Diagonal➦
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➦
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.
Diagonal➦
A member, in a framed structure, running obliquely across a panel.
Diagonal➦
A diagonal cloth; a kind of cloth having diagonal stripes, ridges, or welts made in the weaving.
Diagonal➦
(geometry) a straight line connecting any two vertices of a polygon that are not adjacent
Diagonal➦
A line or cut across a fabric that is not at right angles to a side of the fabric
Diagonal➦
An oblique line of squares of the same color on a checkerboard;
The bishop moves on the diagonals
Diagonal➦
(mathematics) a set of entries in a square matrix running diagonally either from the upper left to lower right entry or running from the upper right to lower left entry
Diagonal➦
A punctuation mark (/) used to separate related items of information
Diagonal➦
At an angle; especially connecting two nonadjacent corners of a plane figure or any two corners of a solid that are not in the same face;
A diagonal line across the page
Diagonal➦
Having an oblique or slanted direction
