knightwise

释义与例句

adj.
  1. 1.

    Two steps in the vertical direction and one step in the horizontal direction, or vice versa, with each move, in the manner of a chess knight.

  2. 2.

    Having slope 2, with 2n vertical steps and n horizontal steps (with n being some positive integer), or vice versa, with each move.

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adv.
  1. 1.

    Two steps in the vertical direction and one step in the horizontal direction, or vice versa, with each move, in the manner of a chess knight.

  2. 2.

    (Moving) with slope 2; (taking) 2n vertical steps and n horizontal steps (with n being some positive integer), or vice versa, with each move.

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词源

From knight + -wise.

来源：wiktionary