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Transversal

Transversal Meaning & Definition
Transversal Definition And Meaning

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

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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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