knightwise

English

Etymology

knight +‎ -wise

Adverb

knightwise (not comparable)

  1. (pertaining to moving over a square grid) 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. (pertaining to moving over a square grid, by extension) (Moving) with slope 2; (taking) 2n vertical steps and n horizontal steps (with n being some positive integer), or vice versa, with each move.

Adjective

knightwise (not comparable)

  1. (pertaining to motion over a square grid) 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. (pertaining to motion over a square grid, by extension) Having slope 2, with 2n vertical steps and n horizontal steps (with n being some positive integer), or vice versa, with each move.

Coordinate terms
  • camelwise
  • zebrawise
  • giraffewise
  • antelopewise
  • ibiswise
  • flamingowise
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