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transversal

Pronunciation: /tranzˈvəːs(ə)l, trɑːnz-, -ns-/
Geometry
Definition of transversal

adjective

  • (of a line) cutting a system of lines.

noun

  • a transversal line.

Derivatives

transversality

Pronunciation: /-ˈsalɪti/
noun

transversally

adverb

Origin:

late Middle English (as a synonym of transverse): from medieval Latin transversalis, from Latin transversus 'lying across'

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