zigzag, zig, zag (adj)

an angular shape characterized by sharp turns in alternating directions

zigzag, zig-zag (verb)

having short sharp turns or angles

zigzag, crank (adverb)

travel along a zigzag path

"The river zigzags through the countryside"

zigzag (adverb)

in a zigzag course or on a zigzag path

"birds flew zigzag across the blue sky"

zigzag (Noun)

a line or path that proceeds by sharp turns in alternating directions

zigzag (Noun)

one of such sharp turns

zigzag (Verb)

to move in a zigzag manner

zigzag (Adverb)

in a zigzag manner or pattern

zigzag (Adjective)

Moving in, or having a zigzag.

Zigzag (ProperNoun)

a small town in Oregon

Zigzag

A zigzag is a pattern made up of small corners at variable angles, though constant within the zigzag, 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. The origin of the word is unclear. Its first printed appearance was in French books in the late 17th century.

Zigzag

A zigzag is a pattern made up of small corners at variable angles, though constant within the zigzag, tracing a path between two parallel lines; it can be described as both jagged and fairly regular. In geometry, this pattern is described as a skew apeirogon. 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. Although the origin of the word is unclear, its first printed appearances were in French-language books and ephemera of the late 17th century.