transversal

Adjective
Synonyms: cross(a)transversethwartwise

WordNet 3.0

Adjective (1)

  1. 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”Synonyms: cross(a)transversethwartwise
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Transversal \Trans*ver"sal\, a. [Cf. F. transversal. See Transverse.] Running or lying across; transverse; as, a transversal line. -- Trans*ver"sal*ly, adv. [1913 Webster]
Transversal \Trans*ver"sal\, n. [Cf. F. transversale.] (Geom.) A straight line which traverses or intersects any system of other lines, as a line intersecting the three sides of a triangle or the sides produced. [1913 Webster]
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