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- English Word Diagonal Definition A diagonal cloth; a kind of cloth having diagonal stripes, ridges, or welts made in the weaving.
- English Word Diagonally Definition In a diagonal direction.
- English Word Diagonial Definition Diagonal; diametrical; hence; diametrically opposed.
- English Word Diagram Definition A figure or drawing made to illustrate a statement, or facilitate a demonstration; a plan.
- English Word Diagram Definition Any simple drawing made for mathematical or scientific purposes, or to assist a verbal explanation which refers to it; a mechanical drawing, as distinguished from an artistical one.
- English Word Diagram Definition To put into the form of a diagram.
- English Word Diagrammatic Definition Pertaining to, or of the nature of, a diagram; showing by diagram.
- English Word Diagraph Definition A drawing instrument, combining a protractor and scale.
- English Word Diagraphic Definition Alt. of Diagraphical
- English Word Diagraphical Definition Descriptive.
- English Word Diagraphics Definition The art or science of descriptive drawing; especially, the art or science of drawing by mechanical appliances and mathematical rule.
- English Word Diaheliotropic Definition Relating or, or manifesting, diaheliotropism.
- English Word Diaheliotropism Definition A tendency of leaves or other organs of plants to have their dorsal surface faced towards the rays of light.
- English Word Dial Definition An instrument, formerly much used for showing the time of day from the shadow of a style or gnomon on a graduated arc or surface; esp., a sundial; but there are lunar and astral dials. The style or gnomon is usually parallel to the earth's axis, but the dial plate may be either horizontal or vertical.
- English Word Dial Definition The graduated face of a timepiece, on which the time of day is shown by pointers or hands.
- English Word Dial Definition A miner's compass.
- English Word Dial Definition To measure with a dial.
- English Word Dial Definition To survey with a dial.
- English Word Dialect Definition Means or mode of expressing thoughts; language; tongue; form of speech.
- English Word Dialect Definition The form of speech of a limited region or people, as distinguished from ether forms nearly related to it; a variety or subdivision of a language; speech characterized by local peculiarities or specific circumstances; as, the Ionic and Attic were dialects of Greece; the Yorkshire dialect; the dialect of the learned.