Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

antidiagonal

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: an-tidi-ag-o-nal
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

5

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The diagonal of a matrix that leads from top-right towards bottom-left.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́) Ancient Greek ἀντι- (anti-)der. English anti- English diagonal English antidiagonal From anti- + diagonal.

Inflected Forms

antidiagonals (plural) anti-diagonal (alternative)

Derived Forms

antidiagonally

Phrases

main diagonal

Frequently Paired Words

main diagonal

Synonyms

counterdiagonal secondary diagonal minor diagonal

Questions

What does antidiagonal mean?: The diagonal of a matrix that leads from top-right towards bottom-left.
Where does antidiagonal come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́) Ancient Greek ἀντι- (anti-)der. English anti- English diagonal English antidiagonal From anti- + diagonal.

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