English Dictionary: transversal | by the DICT Development Group |
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Transversal \Trans*ver"sal\, a. [Cf. F. transversal. See {Transverse}.] Running or lying across; transverse; as, a transversal line. -- {Trans*ver"sal*ly}, adv. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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. |