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title: diagonal — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «diagonal» in the school dictionary: Diagonal means going in a slanting line, not straight across or straight up. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# diagonal

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**Who acts:** Diagonal, straight line, that, you, rectangle, Mum · **What happens:** mean, go, slant, be, join, not be · **To what, where:** slanting line, straight line, two corners, diagonal, one corner, two diagonals

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«diagonal» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 7 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [diagonal in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/diagonal.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: adjective — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Diagonal means going in a slanting line, not straight across or straight up.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:diagonal:m1:1
# text = Diagonal means going in a slanting line, not straight across or straight up.
1	Diagonal	diagonal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	going	go	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	xcomp	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	slanting	slant	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	7	amod	_	_
7	line	line	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
9	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	11	advmod	_	_
10	straight	straight	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
11	across	across	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
12	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
13	straight	straight	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
14	up	up	ADV	RB	_	11	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Diagonal |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **go** *not said to happen* | gerund | Diagonal *not said here* |  |  | a slanting line |  | across *property* | vn occur-48.3-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme in line=Location |
| 3 | **slant** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn meander-47.7-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

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Usage: maths, noun — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A diagonal is a straight line that joins two corners of a shape that are not next to each other.

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:diagonal:m2:1
# text = A diagonal is a straight line that joins two corners of a shape that are not next to each other.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	diagonal	diagonal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	straight	straight	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	line	line	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
8	joins	join	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	acl:relcl	_	_
9	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	10	nummod	_	_
10	corners	corner	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obj	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	shape	shape	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	_
14	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	17	nsubj	_	_
15	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	17	cop	_	_
16	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	17	advmod	_	_
17	next	next	ADV	RB	_	13	conj	_	_
18	to	to	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
19	each	each	DET	DT	ExtPos=PRON|PronType=Rcp	17	obl	_	_
20	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	19	fixed	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a diagonal | a straight line |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **join** | present | a straight line | two corners of a shape |  |  |  |  | vn mix-22.1-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent corner=Patient |
| 3 | **not** **is** | present | that |  |  |  |  | to each; next *property* | tree rules |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

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Usage: adverb — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Diagonally means in a slanting direction, from one corner towards the opposite one.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:diagonal:m3:1
# text = Diagonally means in a slanting direction, from one corner towards the opposite one.
1	Diagonally	diagonally	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	slanting	slant	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	amod	_	_
6	direction	direction	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
8	from	from	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	10	nummod	_	_
10	corner	corner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	appos	_	_
11	towards	towards	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	opposite	opposite	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	one	one	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  | in a slanting direction; diagonally *property* | vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Pivot in direction=Attribute |
| 2 | **slant** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn meander-47.7-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Draw a diagonal from one corner of the square to the opposite corner.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:diagonal:x1:1
# text = Draw a diagonal from one corner of the square to the opposite corner.
1	Draw	draw	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	diagonal	diagonal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	from	from	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	6	nummod	_	_
6	corner	corner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	square	square	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
10	to	to	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	opposite	opposite	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	corner	corner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **draw** | imperative | you *not said here* | a diagonal |  | one corner of the square to the opposite corner |  |  | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP PP.initial\_location»: agent=Agent diagonal=Theme from corner=Initial\_Location |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A rectangle has two diagonals.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:diagonal:x2:1
# text = A rectangle has two diagonals.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	rectangle	rectangle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	diagonals	diagonal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | a rectangle | two diagonals |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent diagonal=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Mum cut my toast diagonally into triangles.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:diagonal:x3:1
# text = Mum cut my toast diagonally into triangles.
1	Mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	cut	cut	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	toast	toast	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	diagonally	diagonally	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
6	into	into	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	triangles	triangle	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cut** | past | Mum | my toast |  | triangles |  | diagonally *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP.material PP.product»: agent=Agent toast=Material into triangle=Product |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The bishop moves diagonally across the chessboard.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:diagonal:x4:1
# text = The bishop moves diagonally across the chessboard.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	bishop	bishop	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	moves	move	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	diagonally	diagonally	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
5	across	across	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	chessboard	chessboard	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **move** | present | the bishop |  |  | the chessboard |  | diagonally *property* | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Theme across chessboard=Trajectory |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Our house is diagonally opposite the shop.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:diagonal:x5:1
# text = Our house is diagonally opposite the shop.
1	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	house	house	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
4	diagonally	diagonally	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
5	opposite	opposite	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	shop	shop	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Our house |  |  |  |  | opposite the shop; diagonally *property* | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The diagonal stripes on his tie were red and blue.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:diagonal:x6:1
# text = The diagonal stripes on his tie were red and blue.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	diagonal	diagonal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	stripes	stripe	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nsubj	_	_
4	on	on	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	tie	tie	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
7	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
8	red	red	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	blue	blue	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the diagonal stripes on his tie |  |  |  |  | red *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **be** |  | the diagonal stripes on his tie *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A triangle has no diagonals.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:diagonal:x7:1
# text = A triangle has no diagonals.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	triangle	triangle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	5	det	_	_
5	diagonals	diagonal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | a triangle | no diagonals |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent diagonal=Patient |

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