transversal

[ trans-vur-suhl, tranz- ]

adjective

1. transverse.

noun

1. Geometry. a line intersecting two or more lines.

transversal

/ trænzˈvɜːsəl /

noun

1. geometry a line intersecting two or more other lines

adjective

1. a less common word for transverse

Derived Forms

• transˈversally, adverb

Other Words From

• trans·versal·ly adverb
• inter·trans·versal adjective
• subtrans·versal adjective
• subtrans·versal·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of transversal¹

1400–50; late Middle English (adj.) < Medieval Latin trānsversālis. See transverse, -al ¹

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.

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In the second or transversal wave, the vibration of the particle at P takes place in a plane at right angles to FP.

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There were, however, no transversal or direct communications from one apperception center to the next.

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We looked beyond a sawmill into a gorge of pines that ended in a transversal white mountain wall.

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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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Related Words

• across
• cross