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transversal

American  
[trans-vur-suhl, tranz-] / trænsˈvɜr səl, trænz- /

adjective

  1. transverse.


noun

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

transversal British  
/ trænzˈvɜːsəl /

noun

  1. geometry a line intersecting two or more other lines

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. a less common word for transverse

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of transversal

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

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"It's undeniable that we need new transversal responses against organized crime," he said.

From Reuters • Feb. 27, 2023

If the entire universal set of quantum gates were transversal, life would be easy.

From Scientific American • Apr. 19, 2022

Some gates are easy to protect against errors—they fall into a category called transversal gates.

From Scientific American • Apr. 19, 2022

Earlier this month, the EU's research commissioner, Mariya Gabriel, seemed to confirm these suspicions when she said "transversal issues need to be tackled first".

From BBC • Oct. 25, 2021

M. Augustin Cauchy read a memoir on the transversal vibrations of ether, and of the dispersion of colors.

From The International Monthly, Volume 2, No. 4, March, 1851 by Various

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