transversal

/tɹænsˈvɜːsəl/ · adj

Meaning

Running or lying across; transverse.
Exhibiting or pertaining to transversality; connecting heterogeneous elements (fields, kinds of people, etc).
A line which traverses or intersects any system of other lines transversely.
A line intersecting a pair of parallel lines.
A set containing one member from each of a collection of disjoint sets.

Etymology / origin

From Middle French transversal, from Medieval Latin trānsversālis, from Latin trānsversus.

trānsversus(la)→
trānsversālis(la-med)→
transversal(frm)→
transversal (English)
Relations: bor, der, der

Related words

transversal(frm)trānsversālis(la-med)trānsversus(la)transversaali(Finnish)transversaalinen(Finnish)

Descendant words

transversaali(Finnish) (cog)
transversaalinen(Finnish) (cog)

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