diagonal line
Corner-to-corner path
A diagonal line runs at an angle between horizontal and vertical, typically connecting opposite corners of a shape.
In geometry, it's a line segment joining two non-adjacent vertices of a polygon: Draw a diagonal line from corner to corner.
The term often describes any slanted line cutting across a grid or surface at an oblique angle.
- slantOblique angle or bias
- obliqueAngled, not straightforward
- slashAngled line or swipe
- tiltAngular deviation from level
- angleGeometric measure of rotation
at an angle · crosswise · cutting across · bias · on the bias · slope · askew · off kilter · zigzag · hypotenuse · stripe · cutting · leaning · incline · skew · traverse · angled · plaid
- linesdotted, dashed, curved, straight, wavy
- bird flock formationsV formation, wedge, echelon, skein, staggered formation
- box-drawingcorner, rounded corner
orientation to reference frame
diagonal linehorizontal line
Mark parallel to horizon
vertical line · horizontal · vertical · plumb line · parallel line
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