trans·ver·sal (tr ns-vûr s l, trnz-)adj. Transverse. n. Mathematics A line that intersects a system of other lines. |   Line PQ is a transversal. |
transversal [trænzˈvɜːsəl]
n
(Mathematics) Geometry a line intersecting two or more other lines
adj
a less common word for transverse
transversally adv
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| Adj. | 1. |  transversal - 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"crosswise - lying or extending across the length of a thing or in a cross direction; "a crosswise street"; "the crosswise dimension" |
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