Both Uses of
diagonal
in
The Da Vinci Code
- Laid out in a dazzling geometric design of diagonal oak slats, the floor produced an ephemeral optical illusion—a multidimensional network that gave visitors the sense they were floating through the gallery on a surface that changed with every step.†
Chpt 6 *
- Crossing the massive nave on a diagonal, Langdon and Sophie remained silent as the elaborate sepulchre revealed itself in tantalizing increments… a black-marble sarcophagus… a reclining statue of Newton… two winged boys… a huge pyramid… and… an enormous orb.†
Chpt 97-98
Definition:
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(diagonal) a straight line connecting opposite corners of a rectangle; or a slope that could connect the corners of an imaginary rectangle that has one side parallel to the floor