diagonal
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The chip is giant, taking up an entire 300 millimeter silicon wafer, almost a foot long across the chip’s diagonal line.
From Barron's • May 11, 2026
Downtown Los Angeles’ street grid is diagonal, a legacy of Spanish rule.
From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026
Giant anteaters have black and white diagonal stripes, dense shaggy hair and super-sized snouts.
From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026
Mary, her right arm extended toward Christ in a gesture of farewell or a reference to heaven above, forms part of a diagonal cutting across the painting that adds more dynamism to the drama.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026
A ray of light from the sun follows the diagonal line, and takes four years to get from the sun to Alpha Centauri.
From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking
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