diagonal
French, adjective/dja.ɡɔ.nal/
diagonal is a French adjective meaning “diagonal, transverse, oblique” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui va d’un angle d’une figure rectiligne à l’angle opposé”.
What does diagonal mean in English?
adjective
- 1
diagonal, transverse, oblique
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui va d’un angle d’une figure rectiligne à l’angle opposé. 2. Transversal, oblique.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of diagonal
- diagonale feminine
- diagonaux masculine plural
- diagonales feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce diagonal?
- /dja.ɡɔ.nal/
- \dja.ɡɔ.nal\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is diagonal in French?
diagonal appears about once in every 3 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).