diagonal cut
Slant across grain
A diagonal cut crosses a surface at an angle rather than straight across or perpendicular.
In cooking, cutting vegetables on the diagonal increases surface area and creates visual appeal: Slice the carrots on a diagonal.
In woodworking and tailoring, diagonal cuts follow or create bias lines.
The technique appears wherever angled edges serve functional or aesthetic purposes.
- slantOblique angle or bias
- on the biasDiagonal to fabric grain
- bevelSloped edge or cut
- angleGeometric measure of rotation
- sharp angleNarrow angular intersection
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