1911 Encyclopædia Britannica/Diagonal
DIAGONAL (Gr. διά, through, γωνία, a corner), in geometry, a line joining the intersections of two pairs of sides of a rectilinear figure.
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DIAGONAL (Gr. διά, through, γωνία, a corner), in geometry, a line joining the intersections of two pairs of sides of a rectilinear figure.