English Explanatory Dictionary

transversal

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Running or lying across; transverse.
  2. Exhibiting or pertaining to transversality; connecting heterogeneous elements (fields, kinds of people, etc).
noun
  1. A line which traverses or intersects any system of other lines transversely.
  2. A line intersecting a pair of parallel lines.
  3. A set containing one member from each of a collection of disjoint sets.

Pronunciation

/tɹænsˈvɜːsəl/ /tɹænz-/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-transversal.wav /tɹænsˈvɝsəl/

Word forms

transversal more transversal most transversal transversals

Etymology

From Middle French transversal, from Medieval Latin trānsversālis, from Latin trānsversus.

Related words

transverse

Translations

Bulgarian: пресечна линия Finnish: transversaalinen French: transversal Galician: transversal Georgian: ტრანსვერსალი Latvian: šķērss Latvian: šķērsenisks Māori: rārangi whakawhiti Portuguese: transversal Swedish: transversal
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