diagonal direction

collocation in English

meaningsofdiagonalanddirection

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diagonal
adjective
uk
/daɪˈæɡ.ən.əl/us
/daɪˈæɡ.ən.əl/
A diagonal line is straight and sloping, not horizontal or vertical, for example joining two opposite corners of a square or other flat shape with ...
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direction
noun
uk
/daɪˈrek.ʃən/us
/dɪˈrek.ʃən/
the position towards which someone or something moves ...
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(Definition ofdiagonalanddirectionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Thus, the information transport takes place along characteristic curves, which are straight lines indiagonaldirection.
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The results of this operation will highlight changes in intensity in adiagonaldirection.
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Uncrowned pieces may jump only diagonally forward; kings may jump in anydiagonaldirection.
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The custodian capture must be done in an orthogonal direction (notdiagonaldirection).
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A bishop moves any number of squares in adiagonaldirection.
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An after-market shadow effect can be created by making two copies of each glyph, slightly offset in adiagonaldirectionand possibly in different colors.
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This gave the system a full bandwidth performance in thediagonaldirection, but halved horizontally or vertically depending on the exact image temporal-spatial characteristics.
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To make things a little more difficult, the grappling hook can only be launched from adiagonaldirectionand not just straight above.
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The long aspect ratio of cells near the axis suggests that advection of material in diagonal directions across such cells will be inaccurate.
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This model is based on the statistical mechanics of a material with a cubic representative volume element containing eight chains along the diagonal directions.
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It can change directions after its first step, and is not restricted to following one of the eight orthogonal or diagonal directions.
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Masonic bishops, however, are limited to the four diagonal directions to the sides.
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There were also commands to move the drum and pen together one step in the four diagonal directions.
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Similarly, the pattern must grow at each step in each of the four diagonal directions.
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