transversal

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

adjective

transverse.

noun

Geometry. a line intersecting two or more lines.

Origin of transversal

1400–50; late Middle English (adj.) < Medieval Latin trānsversālis. See transverse, -al1

OTHER WORDS FROM transversal

trans·ver·sal·ly, adverb in·ter·trans·ver·sal, adjective sub·trans·ver·sal, adjective sub·trans·ver·sal·ly, adverb

Words nearby transversal

transvaaler, transvaalian, transvaginal, transvalue, transvector, transversal, transverse, transverse amputation, transverse arch, transverse axis, transverse cervical artery

Example sentences 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 forms of transversal

transversally, adverb