Transversal

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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]



From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  transversal
       adj : 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" [syn: {cross(a)}, {transverse}, {thwartwise}]