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transversal

[ trans-vur-suh l, tranz- ]
/ trænsˈvɜr səl, trænz- /
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adjective

transverse.

noun

Geometry. a line intersecting two or more lines.

Nearby words

  1. transvaaler,
  2. transvaalian,
  3. transvaginal,
  4. transvalue,
  5. transvector,
  6. transverse,
  7. transverse amputation,
  8. transverse arch,
  9. transverse axis,
  10. transverse cervical artery

Origin of transversal

1400–50; late Middle English (adj.) < Medieval Latin trānsversālis. See transverse, -al1
Related formstrans·ver·sal·ly, adverbin·ter·trans·ver·sal, adjectivesub·trans·ver·sal, adjectivesub·trans·ver·sal·ly, adverb
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Examples from the Web for transversally

  • The 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 transversally

transversal

/ (trænzˈvɜːsəl) /

noun

geometry a line intersecting two or more other lines

adjective

a less common word for transverse
Derived Formstransversally, adverb
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Word Origin and History for transversally

transversal

adj.

mid-15c., from Medieval Latin transversalis (mid-13c.), from transvers-, stem of transvertere (see transverse).As a noun, from 1590s.

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