{"id":28715,"count":2,"description":"A diagonal is a line joining two nonconsecutive vertices of a polygon or polyhedron. Informally, any sloping line is called diagonal. The word \"diagonal\" derives from the Greek \u03b4\u03b9\u03b1\u03b3\u03ce\u03bd\u03b9\u03bf\u03c2 (diagonios), from dia- (\"through\", \"across\") and gonia (\"angle\", related to gony \"knee\"); it was used by both Strabo and Euclid to refer to a line connecting two vertices of a rhombus or cuboid, and later adopted into Latin as diagonus (\"slanting line\").\nIn mathematics, in addition to its geometric meaning, a diagonal is also used in matrices to refer to a set of entries along a diagonal line.\nIn engineering, a diagonal brace is a beam used to brace a rectangular structure (such as scaffolding) to withstand strong forces pushing into it; although called a diagonal, due to practical considerations diagonal braces are often not connected to the corners of the rectangle.\nDiagonal pliers are wire-cutting pliers whose cutting edges intersect the joint rivet at an angle or \"on a diagonal\".\nA diagonal...","link":"https:\/\/www.skateboarding-lessons.com\/go\/tag\/diagonal\/","name":"Diagonal","slug":"diagonal","taxonomy":"post_tag","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.skateboarding-lessons.com\/go\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags\/28715","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.skateboarding-lessons.com\/go\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.skateboarding-lessons.com\/go\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/taxonomies\/post_tag"}],"wp:post_type":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.skateboarding-lessons.com\/go\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts?tags=28715"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}