transversal

[trans-vur-suh l, tranz-]

adjective

noun

Geometry. a line intersecting two or more lines.

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

Historical Examples of 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

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.