How to pronounce diagonal
American English pronunciation
dy-AG-uh-nul
- IPA
- /daɪˈæɡənəl/
- Syllables
- dy · AG · uh · nul (4 syllables, stress on the 2nd)
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What diagonal means
Slanting from one corner to the opposite corner
In a sentence: Sam cut his sandwich along a diagonal line to make two triangles.
Where it comes from: It came through French and Latin from a Greek word meaning "from angle to angle," made of parts meaning "across" and "angle."
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