cornerwise
/kawr-ner-wahyz/US // ˈkɔr nərˌwaɪz //UK // (ˈkɔːnəˌwaɪz) //
转角,转角处,拐角处,转弯处
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adv.副词 adverb
- 1
- : with the corner in front.
- : so as to form a corner.
- : from corner to corner; diagonally.
Synonyms & Antonyms
as inobliquely
as indiagonally
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Examples
On a short board the cornerwise test can be made with a straight-edge; on a long board winding-sticks are needed.
The beaver or felt hat, turned up three-cornerwise, was now in general use.
But he succeeded at last and as he dragged the muddy pole across the grass, the island turned slowly cornerwise to the shore.
A slide can be inserted cornerwise without admitting light to the plate.
The holes are a little larger than the cornerwise diameter of the nuts.
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