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diagonal

Learn how to correctly hyphenate "diagonal" with detailed syllable breakdown and pronunciation guide.

4 syllables
8 characters
English (US)
4syllables

diagonal

Hyphenation via the Knuth-Liang algorithm — result not verified against authoritative sources.

diagonal is a polysyllabic word with 4 syllables. Using the Knuth-Liang algorithm, we calculated the hyphenation for the word you’ve entered. However, this hyphenation has not been verified against authoritative sources and may be approximate. This is because the algorithm relies on pre-defined patterns that may not cover all exceptions, contextual variations, or irregular spellings. We are working to verify hyphenations against trusted sources to ensure greater accuracy. For now, diagonal is hyphenated as:

Definitions ofdiagonal

1noun
  • A line joining non-adjacent vertices of a polygon.
  • Anything forming or resembling such a line, particularly:
1adjective
  • Joining two nonadjacent vertices (of a polygon or polyhedron).
  • Having slanted or oblique lines or markings.
  • Having a slanted or oblique direction.
  • Of or related to the cater-corner (diagonally opposite) legs of a quadruped, whether the front left and back right or front right and back left.
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