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zigzag

  (zĭg'zăg') pronunciation
n.
    1. A line or course that proceeds by sharp turns in alternating directions.
    2. One of a series of such sharp turns.
  1. Something, such as a road or design, that exhibits one or a series of sharp turns.
adj.

Moving in or having a zigzag.

adv.

In a zigzag manner or pattern.


v., -zagged, -zag·ging, -zags.

v.intr.

To move in or form a zigzag: a destroyer zigzagging to evade torpedos.

v.tr.

To cause to move in or form a zigzag.

[French, alteration of zic-zac, from German Zickzack, perhaps reduplication of Zacke, tooth, cog, from Middle High German zacke, point, nail.]


 
 
Thesaurus: zigzag

verb

    To move in a zigzag manner, as on a ski slope: traverse. See move/halt, rise/fall.

 
Antonyms: zigzag

adj

Definition: moving side to side
Antonyms: straight


 
A cynical view of the world by Ambrose Bierce


v.t.

To move forward uncertainly, from side to side, as one carrying the white man's burden. (From zed, z, and jag, an Icelandic word of unknown meaning.)

    He zedjagged so uncomen wyde
    Thet non coude pas on eyder syde;
    So, to com saufly thruh, I been
    Constreynet for to doodge betwene.
                                                               Munwele


 
Wikipedia: zigzag
For other uses, see the disambiguation page Zig zag

A zigzag is a pattern made up of many small corners at an acute angle, tracing a path between two parallel lines; it can be described as both jagged and fairly regular. From the point of view of symmetry, a regular zigzag can be generated from a simple motif like a line segment by repeated application of a glide reflection:

-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+

Equally it is the juxtaposition of chevrons, or of forward slashes and backslashes like this:

/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\

or even:

.-'-.-'-.-'-.-'-.-'-.-'-.-'-.-'-

Lightning is often drawn as a zigzag, with long downward strokes and short backward ones. Stores of the defunct U.S. retail chain The Treasury(retailer) (also Treasure Island) each had a distinct zigzag roof, many of which still survive on reused buildings nearly three decades after the chain closed. The roof zigzag was also seen on the store logo.

An automobile could move in a zigzag, that is, not going straight, but instead turning left and right and left repeatedly. In a city where streets are oriented toward the four cardinal directions, this would be illustrated by, for example, driving north, west, north, west, north, west, and so on around the city blocks, in order to go northwest. (This would not make the trip any shorter, however it might avoid traffic.)

The trace of a triangle wave or a sawtooth wave is a zigzag. Pinking shears are designed to cut cloth or paper with a zigzag edge, to lessen fraying. Zigzags are a basic decorative pattern used on pottery, and often for the cuts which separate ravioli.

In sewing, a zigzag stitch is a machine stitch in a zigzag pattern. Tightly space zigzag stitches are used to emulate embroidery stitches such as satin stitch, and to reinforce buttonholes. Zigzag stitch is also used as a non-structural seam, to temporarily hold two panels together edge-to-edge (and eliminate the ridge that would "x-ray" through). This is done when another panel will overlay the seam and provide support.


 
Translations: Translations for: Zigzag

Dansk (Danish)
n. - siksak
adj. - siksakke, krydse frem og tilbage
adv. - siksakket
v. intr. - siksakke
v. tr. - bevæge sig i siksak

Nederlands (Dutch)
zigzaggen, zigzag(lijn)

Français (French)
n. - zigzag
adj. - en zigzag, en lacets, à zigzags (motif, design)
adv. - en zigzag
v. intr. - zigzaguer, faire des zigzags
v. tr. - zigzaguer, serpenter

Deutsch (German)
n. - Zickzacklinie, Zickzack
adv. - zickzack
v. - im Zickzack verlaufen, im Zickzack fahren od. laufen
adj. - zickzackförmig

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - ζιγκ-ζαγκ, τεθλασμένη γραμμή
adv. - ζιγκ-ζαγκ, με γωνιώδεις ελιγμούς
v. - πηγαίνω με/κάνω ζιγκ-ζάγκ

Italiano (Italian)
andare a zigzag, a zigzag, zigzag

Português (Portuguese)
n. - ziguezague (m)
adv. - em ziguezague
v. - fazer ziguezague

Русский (Russian)
зигзаг, зигзагообразный, зигзагообразно, делать зигзаги

Español (Spanish)
n. - zigzag
adj. - en zigzag
adv. - haciendo zigzag
v. intr. - zigzaguear
v. tr. - zigzaguear

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - sicksack, sicksacklinje, sicksackkurva, sicksackfris (byggn.), sicksackformig löpgrav (mil.)
adv. - i sicksack
v. - gå/löpa i sicksack, slingra sig, svänga, pendla (bildl.)

中文(简体) (Chinese (Simplified))
Z字形, 蜿蜒曲折, 锯齿形, 曲折的, Z字形的, 锯齿形的, 曲折地, 成锯齿形地, 曲折行进, 使曲折行进

中文(繁體) (Chinese (Traditional))
n. - Z字形, 蜿蜒曲折, 鋸齒形
adj. - 曲折的, Z字形的, 鋸齒形的
adv. - 曲折地, 成鋸齒形地
v. intr. - 曲折行進
v. tr. - 使曲折行進

한국어 (Korean)
n. - Z자형, 지그재그형, Z자 꼴의 것
adj. - Z자형의, 지그재그의
adv. - 지그재그로, Z자 꼴로
v. intr. - Z자 꼴이 되다, 갈짓자로 걷다
v. tr. - 지그재그꼴로 하다, 지그재그로 움직이다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - ジグザグ, Z字形, Z字形の
v. - ジグザグに進む, ジグザグに走る
adv. - ジグザグに

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) مسلك متعرج (ظرف) خط متعرج, طريق متعرجه (فعل) تعرج, سار في خط متعرج‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮זיגזג‬
adj. - ‮זיגזגי, מזוגזג‬
adv. - ‮בזיגזג, בשינויי כיוון תכופים‬
v. intr. - ‮זיגזג, נע בזיגזג, התפתל‬
v. tr. - ‮הוליך בזיגזג‬


 
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