transversal
Geometry. a line intersecting two or more lines.
Origin of transversal
1Other words from transversal
- trans·ver·sal·ly, adverb
- in·ter·trans·ver·sal, adjective
- sub·trans·ver·sal, adjective
- sub·trans·ver·sal·ly, adverb
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How to use transversal in a sentence
Neither ought the tendons to be spared; they must be boldly cut through transversally.
A dissertation on the inutility of the amputation of limbs | Johann Ulrich BilguerThe tubes of his boiler were heavy, flattened tubing, strengthened in that form by being transversally bent or grooved.
Automobile Biographies | Lyman Horace WeeksThe body of the portal is divided into two panels; a vast tympanum surmounts them transversally.
Rodin: The Man and his Art | Judith Cladel
British Dictionary definitions for transversal
/ (trænzˈvɜːsəl) /
geometry a line intersecting two or more other lines
a less common word for transverse
Derived forms of transversal
- transversally, adverb
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