adj
Meaning 1
Running or lying across; transverse.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- a transversal line
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
transversal
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation: /tɹænsˈvɜːsəl/
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Received-Pronunciation: /tɹænz-/
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General-American: /tɹænsˈvɝsəl/
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General-American: /tɹænz-/
adj
Meaning 2
Exhibiting or pertaining to transversality; connecting heterogeneous elements (fields, kinds of people, etc).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 3
A line which traverses or intersects any system of other lines transversely.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 4
A line which traverses or intersects any system of other lines transversely.
A line intersecting a pair of parallel lines.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: geometry, mathematics, sciences
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noun
Meaning 5
A set containing one member from each of a collection of disjoint sets.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: mathematics, sciences
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adjective satellite
Meaning 6
extending or lying across; in a crosswise direction; at right angles to the long axis
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- cross members should be all steel
- from the transverse hall the stairway ascends gracefully
- transversal vibrations
- transverse colon
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: cross(a), transverse, thwartwise
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From Middle French transversal, from Medieval Latin trānsversālis, from Latin trānsversus.
Across languages
Translations
10 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: пресечна линия (presečna linija) — a line which traverses or intersects
- Finnish: transversaalinen — a line which traverses or intersects
- French: transversal — a line which traverses or intersects
- Galician: transversal — a line which traverses or intersects
- Georgian: ტრანსვერსალი (ṭransversali) — a line which traverses or intersects
- Latvian: šķērss — a line which traverses or intersects
- Latvian: šķērsenisks — a line which traverses or intersects
- Māori: rārangi whakawhiti — a line which traverses or intersects
- Portuguese: transversal — a line which traverses or intersects
- Swedish: transversal — a line which traverses or intersects