Diagonal

dT-ag'o-nal, adj., through the corners or Jrom angle to an opposite angle of a four or many sided figure, -n. a straight line so drawn. — adv. Diagonally. [L. ding i malis, from Gr. diagdmos—dia through, and gdnta, a comer.] Diagram, di'n-gram. « a figure or plan drawn to illustrate any statement —aaj Diagrammatic. [Gr. diagramnui—dia round, and grapho, to write, delineate Dlagraph, dlagraf, «. an instrument used in perspective drawing Dial, «. an uistrunient for shewing the time of day by the sun shadow the face of a watch or clock. [Low L dtails, daily— L. dies a day.] Dialect, dl'a-lckl, a variety or form of a langtuge peculiar to a district [Gr dialektos, speech, manner of speech, peculiarity of speech — dm, between, and lego, to choose, to speak. Dialectic, di-a-lek'tik, Dialectical, di-a-lek'tik-al, adj pert lining to dialect or to discourse per taming to dialectics logical.— n same as Dialectics adv Dialec'tically. [Gr.dialektikos.) Dialectician, dl-.i-lek-tish'an, «. one skilled in dialectics, a logician Dialectics. dT-a-lek tiks, n pi. art of discu ing that branch of logic which teaches tlie rules and modes ol reasoning. [Gr. dialcktike teckne art, being understood), art of discu ing by questioning, logii Dialist, di'al-isr, n a maker of dials one skilled in dialling —Dialling, di'al-ing, n the art of lou struct ing dials [of, a dialogue. Dialogist. di-al o-jist, n. a speaker m, or writer Dialogistic, dl-al-o-jisi'ik, Dialogistical, dT-al-ojist'ik-al, adj in the form of a dialogue. Dialogue, dl'a-log, n conversation between two or more persons, esp. of a formal or imaginary nature [Fr —L dialegus— Gr, duilogos, a conversation dialcgonuu, to discourse. See Dialect