Diagonal vs Circumference - What's the difference?
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(geometry) Joining two nonadjacent vertices (of a polygon or polyhedron).
Having a slanted or oblique direction, lines or markings.
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Pertaining to the front left and back right (or the front right and back left) legs of a quadruped.
something arranged diagonally or obliquely
a line or cut across a fabric that is not at right angles to a side of the fabric
a punctuation mark used to separate related items of information
(geometry) a diagonal line or plane
(geometry) a line joining non-adjacent vertices of a polygon.
(geometry) The line that bounds a circle or other two-dimensional figure
(geometry) The length of such a line
(obsolete) The surface of a round or spherical object
(obsolete) To include in a circular space; to bound.
In geometry|lang=en terms the difference between diagonal and circumference
is that diagonal is (geometry) a line joining non-adjacent vertices of a polygon while circumference is (geometry) the length of such a line.As nouns the difference between diagonal and circumference
is that diagonal is something arranged diagonally or obliquely while circumference is (geometry) the line that bounds a circle or other two-dimensional figure.As an adjective diagonal
is (geometry) joining two nonadjacent vertices (of a polygon or polyhedron).As a verb circumference is
(obsolete|transitive) to include in a circular space; to bound.diagonal
English
(wikipedia diagonal)Adjective
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Synonyms
* (having a slanted or oblique direction) aslant, aslope, slanted, slanting, sloped, slopingDerived terms
* diagonally * diagonalizationNoun
(en noun)Synonyms
* (punctuation mark) , forward slash, separatrix, slash, solidus, stroke, virgule * (line or cut across a fabric) biasAntonyms
* (punctuation mark) backslashcircumference
English
(wikipedia circumference)Noun
(en noun)Synonyms
* (distance measured around any object ): girth * (distance measured around a race track ): lapVerb
(circumferenc)- (Sir Thomas Browne)