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Diatomous :: Diatomous (a.) Having a single, distinct, diagonal cleavage; -- said of crystals..

Incommensurable :: Incommensurable (a.) Not commensurable; having no common measure or standard of comparison; as, quantities are incommensurable when no third quantity can be found that is an aliquot part of both; the side and diagonal of a square are incommensurable with each other; the diameter and circumference of a circle are incommensurable..

Clinopinacoid :: Clinopinacoid (n.) The plane in crystals of the monoclinic system which is parallel to the vertical and the inclined lateral (clinidiagonal) axes.

Brachydiagonal :: Brachydiagonal (n.) The shorter of the diagonals in a rhombic prism.

Diagonial :: Diagonial (a.) Diagonal; diametrical; hence; diametrically opposed.

Poyntel :: Poyntel (n.) Paving or flooring made of small squares or lozenges set diagonally.

Arriswise :: Arriswise (adv.) Diagonally laid, as tiles; ridgewise..

Apotome :: Apotome (n.) The difference between two quantities commensurable only in power, as between Ã2 and 1, or between the diagonal and side of a square..

Macro- :: Macro- () A combining form signifying long, large, great; as macrodiagonal, macrospore..

Diagonally :: Diagonally (adv.) In a diagonal direction.

Cornerwise :: Cornerwise (adv.) With the corner in front; diagonally; not square.

Tenne :: Tenne (n.) A tincture, rarely employed, which is considered as an orange color or bright brown. It is represented by diagonal lines from sinister to dexter, crossed by vertical lines..

Bend :: Bend (n.) One of the honorable ordinaries, containing a third or a fifth part of the field. It crosses the field diagonally from the dexter chief to the sinister base..

Macropinacoid :: Macropinacoid (n.) One of the two planes of an orthorhombic crystal which are parallel to the vertical and longer lateral (macrodiagonal) axes.

Springal :: Spring (v. i.) A line led from a vessel's quarter to her cable so that by tightening or slacking it she can be made to lie in any desired position; a line led diagonally from the bow or stern of a vessel to some point upon the wharf to which she is moored.

Bias :: Bias (n.) A slant; a diagonal; as, to cut cloth on the bias..

Ragguled :: Ragguled (a.) Notched in regular diagonal breaks; -- said of a line, or a bearing having such an edge..

Ortho- :: Ortho- () A combining form signifying straight, right, upright, correct, regular; as, orthodromy, orthodiagonal, orthodox, orthographic..

Purpure :: Purpure (n.) Purple, -- represented in engraving by diagonal lines declining from the right top to the left base of the escutcheon (or from sinister chief to dexter base)..

Cater :: Cater (v. t.) To cut diagonally.

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