transversal

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

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

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

Example sentences from the Web for transversally

  • The body of the portal is divided into two panels; a vast tympanum surmounts them transversally.

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