hippogonal
/hɪˈpɒɡənəl/
hippogonal adjective: being a move in a board game that is neither orthogonal nor diagonal, as a knight's move in chess. In chess, an (m,n) move spans m squares in one of the orthogonal directions and n squares in a perpendicular direction; the move is hippogonal if m and n are not equal and both greater than zero: 0 < n < m.
Adjective
hippogonal (not comparable)
- Being a move in a board game that is neither orthogonal nor diagonal, as a knight's move in chess. In chess, an (m,n) move spans m squares in one of the orthogonal directions and n squares in a perpendicular direction; the move is hippogonal if m and n are not equal and both greater than zero: 0 < n < m.
Origin of hippogonal
The word was coined by David Parlett. It derives from Ancient Greek ἵππος (híppos, “horse, cavalry”) [a synonym in chess for knight] and γωνία (gōnía, “angle”).
Words that rhyme with hippogonal
Questions about hippogonal
- What does hippogonal mean?
- Hippogonal means being a move in a board game that is neither orthogonal nor diagonal, as a knight's move in chess. In chess, an (m,n) move spans m squares in one of the orthogonal directions and n squares in a perpendicular direction; the move is hippogonal if m and n are not equal and both greater than zero: 0 < n < m.
- What part of speech is hippogonal?
- Hippogonal is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce hippogonal?
- Hippogonal is pronounced /hɪˈpɒɡənəl/.
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