transversal

[ trans-vur-suhl, tranz- ]

/ trænsˈvɜr səl, trænz- /

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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, adverbin·ter·trans·ver·sal, adjectivesub·trans·ver·sal, adjectivesub·trans·ver·sal·ly, adverb

Words nearby transversal

Transvaalian, Transvaal jade, transvaginal, transvalue, transvector, transversal, transverse, transverse amputation, transverse arch, transverse axis, transverse cervical artery

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Example sentences from the Web for transversal

In the second or transversal wave, the vibration of the particle at P takes place in a plane at right angles to FP.
A Study of Recent Earthquakes|Charles Davison
It is described 34 as a long pike intersected by a transversal beam.
The History of The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire|Edward Gibbon
The transversal arch is twenty-five feet wide and fifty-seven feet high.
The Youthful Wanderer|George H. Heffner
If two parallel lines are cut by a transversal, the exterior-interior angles are equal.
The Teaching of Geometry|David Eugene Smith

If two parallel lines are cut by a transversal, the alternate-interior angles are equal.
The Teaching of Geometry|David Eugene Smith

British Dictionary definitions for transversal

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

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单词	transversal
释义	transversal [ trans-vur-suhl, tranz- ] / trænsˈvɜr səl, trænz- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR transversal ON THESAURUS.COM 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, adverbin·ter·trans·ver·sal, adjectivesub·trans·ver·sal, adjectivesub·trans·ver·sal·ly, adverb Words nearby transversal Transvaalian, Transvaal jade, transvaginal, transvalue, transvector, transversal, transverse, transverse amputation, transverse arch, transverse axis, transverse cervical artery Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for transversal In the second or transversal wave, the vibration of the particle at P takes place in a plane at right angles to FP. A Study of Recent Earthquakes\|Charles Davison It is described 34 as a long pike intersected by a transversal beam. The History of The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire\|Edward Gibbon The transversal arch is twenty-five feet wide and fifty-seven feet high. The Youthful Wanderer\|George H. Heffner If two parallel lines are cut by a transversal, the exterior-interior angles are equal. The Teaching of Geometry\|David Eugene Smith If two parallel lines are cut by a transversal, the alternate-interior angles are equal. The Teaching of Geometry\|David Eugene Smith British Dictionary definitions for transversal 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 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to transversal cross, crossing, crosswise, diagonal, oblique, slanting, thwart, traverse, intersecting
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transversal

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noun

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adjective

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