Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

diagonal mark

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.35 in modern English

Syllables
di-ag-o-nal -mark
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of slash as the forward slash ⟨/⟩ and sometimes also its proscribed sense inclusive of the backslash ⟨\⟩.

Example Sentences

Etymology

To distinguish the intended sense of diagonal.

Inflected Forms

diagonal marks (plural)

Synonyms

slash as the forward slash

Questions

What does diagonal mark mean?
Synonym of slash as the forward slash ⟨/⟩ and sometimes also its proscribed sense inclusive of the backslash ⟨\⟩.
Where does diagonal mark come from?
To distinguish the intended sense of diagonal.

How to pronounce diagonal mark

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