"knightwise" meaning in English

See knightwise in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: knight + -wise Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|knight|wise}} knight + -wise Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} 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. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-knightwise-en-adj-rqT0L81N Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -wise Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 27 23 28 22 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -wise: 26 21 27 25
  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. Tags: broadly, not-comparable
    Sense id: en-knightwise-en-adj-TVjBvPfP Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -wise Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 27 23 28 22 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -wise: 26 21 27 25
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: knightship Coordinate_terms: camelwise, zebrawise, giraffewise, antelopewise, ibiswise, flamingowise

Adverb

Etymology: knight + -wise Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|knight|wise}} knight + -wise Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} 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. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-knightwise-en-adv-rqT0L81N Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -wise Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 27 23 28 22 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -wise: 26 21 27 25
  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. Tags: broadly, not-comparable
    Sense id: en-knightwise-en-adv-9k6hfqzx Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -wise Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 27 23 28 22 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -wise: 26 21 27 25

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