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diagonal

On-Yomi: シャ — Kun-Yomi: なな.め、はす

Koohii stories:

1) [dingomick] 26-4-2007(184): The main bar of an old-fashioned scale(balance) will be very diagonal if you place a giant measuring cup on one side.

2) [mantixen] 15-7-2009(92): The scale tilts diagonally when a measuring cup filled with too much is set on one end.

3) [sacmaliyorsun] 18-2-2008(56): The constellation of libra (meaning " scales" in latin) is diagonal to the handle of the big dipper.

4) [Peppi] 17-6-2009(23): An old scale with measuring cups on both sides: If you put too much in only one of the measuring cups, the bar will change its position to diagonal (one measuring cup outweights the other).

5) [davidvance] 31-1-2010(10): If you visit DiagonAlley, you'll find a lot of shops measuring out potion ingredients with scales and measuring cups.

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