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diagonal  (diagonals plural )
1  adj A diagonal line or movement goes in a sloping direction, for example, from one corner of a square across to the opposite corner. 
usu ADJ n 
...a pattern of diagonal lines.  
 diagonally    adv ADV with v, oft ADV prep 
Vaulting the stile, he headed diagonally across the paddock...  
2  n-count A diagonal is a line that goes in a sloping direction. 
The bed linen is patterned in stylish checks, stripes, diagonals and triangles.  
3  n-count In geometry, a diagonal is a straight line that joins two opposite corners in a flat four-sided shape such as a square. 
Mark five points an equal distance apart along the diagonals.