About The Word Transversal
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Transversal
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What's The Definition Of Transversal?
[adj] extending or lying across; in a crosswise direction; at right angles to the long axis; "cross members should be all steel"; "from the transverse hall the stairway ascends gracefully"; "transversal vibrations"; "transverse colon"
Synonyms | Synonyms for Transversal: cross(a) | crossing(a) | crosswise | thwartwise | transverse Related Terms | Find terms related to Transversal: See Also | Transversal In Webster's Dictionary \Trans*ver"sal\, a. [Cf. F. transversal. See
{Transverse}.]
Running or lying across; transverse; as, a transversal line.
-- {Trans*ver"sal*ly}, adv.
\Trans*ver"sal\, n. [Cf. F. transversale.] (Geom.) A straight line which traverses or intersects any system of other lines, as a line intersecting the three sides of a triangle or the sides produced. |
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