transversal

transversal [trans-vur-suh l, tranz-] ExamplesWord Origin adjective

1. transverse.

noun

2. Geometry. a line intersecting two or more lines.

Origin of transversal 1400–50; late Middle English (adj.) Medieval Latin trānsversālis. See transverse, -al1 Related formstrans·ver·sal·ly, adverbin·ter·trans·ver·sal, adjectivesub·trans·ver·sal, adjectivesub·trans·ver·sal·ly, adverb Examples from the Web for transversally Historical Examples of transversally

The body of the portal is divided into two panels; a vast tympanum surmounts them transversally.

Rodin: The Man and his Art

Judith Cladel

British Dictionary definitions for transversally transversal noun

1. geometry a line intersecting two or more other lines

adjective

2. a less common word for transverse

Derived Formstransversally, adverb Word Origin and History for transversally transversal adj.

mid-15c., from Medieval Latin transversalis (mid-13c.), from transvers-, stem of transvertere (see transverse).As a noun, from 1590s.