principal diagonal

prin·ci·pal di·ag·o·nal

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [prin-suh-puh l dahy-ag-uh-nl, -ag-nl]
- /ˈprɪn sə pəl daɪˈæg ə nl, -ˈæg nl/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [prin-suh-puh l dahy-ag-uh-nl, -ag-nl]
- /ˈprɪn sə pəl daɪˈæg ə nl, -ˈæg nl/

Definitions of principal diagonal words

noun principal diagonal a diagonal line or plane. 1
noun principal diagonal virgule. 1
noun principal diagonal a diagonal row, part, pattern, etc. 1
noun principal diagonal Manège. (of a horse at a trot) the foreleg and the hind leg, diagonally opposite, which move forward simultaneously. 1
noun principal diagonal diagonal cloth. 1
noun principal diagonal Mathematics. a set of entries in a square matrix running either from upper left to lower right (main diagonal or principal diagonal) or lower left to upper right (secondary diagonal) 1

before 1960

One of the 3% newest English words

First recorded in 1960-65

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This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 1% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

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