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transversal
[ trans-vur-suhl, tranz- ]
noun
- Geometry. a line intersecting two or more lines.
transversal
/ trænzˈvɜːsəl /
noun
- geometry a line intersecting two or more other lines
adjective
- See transversea less common word for transverse
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Derived Forms
- transˈversally, adverb
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Other Words From
- trans·versal·ly adverb
- inter·trans·versal adjective
- subtrans·versal adjective
- subtrans·versal·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins
Origin of transversal1
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Example Sentences
His forehead is covered with transversal folds; he has no muzzle, properly speaking, but a kind of snout like that of a hog.
In the second or transversal wave, the vibration of the particle at P takes place in a plane at right angles to FP.
There were, however, no transversal or direct communications from one apperception center to the next.
We looked beyond a sawmill into a gorge of pines that ended in a transversal white mountain wall.
It is the velocity on the one hand, and on the other hand the ratio of the charge to the total transversal mass.
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