"transversal" meaning in English

See transversal in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /tɹænsˈvɜːsəl/ [Received-Pronunciation], /tɹænz-/ [Received-Pronunciation], /tɹænsˈvɝsəl/ [General-American], /tɹænz-/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-transversal.wav [Southern-England] Forms: more transversal [comparative], most transversal [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle French transversal, from Medieval Latin trānsversālis, from Latin trānsversus. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|frm|transversal}} Middle French transversal, {{der|en|ML.|trānsversālis}} Medieval Latin trānsversālis, {{der|en|la|trānsversus}} Latin trānsversus Head templates: {{en-adj}} transversal (comparative more transversal, superlative most transversal)
  1. Running or lying across; transverse.
    Sense id: en-transversal-en-adj-ZSS4qB9c
  2. Exhibiting or pertaining to transversality; connecting heterogeneous elements (fields, kinds of people, etc).
    Sense id: en-transversal-en-adj-wx1jgi-G

Noun

IPA: /tɹænsˈvɜːsəl/ [Received-Pronunciation], /tɹænz-/ [Received-Pronunciation], /tɹænsˈvɝsəl/ [General-American], /tɹænz-/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-transversal.wav [Southern-England] Forms: transversals [plural]
Etymology: From Middle French transversal, from Medieval Latin trānsversālis, from Latin trānsversus. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|frm|transversal}} Middle French transversal, {{der|en|ML.|trānsversālis}} Medieval Latin trānsversālis, {{der|en|la|trānsversus}} Latin trānsversus Head templates: {{en-noun}} transversal (plural transversals)
  1. A line which traverses or intersects any system of other lines transversely.
    Sense id: en-transversal-en-noun-UL1GkbcC
  2. A line which traverses or intersects any system of other lines transversely.
    (geometry) A line intersecting a pair of parallel lines.
    Categories (topical): Geometry
    Sense id: en-transversal-en-noun-wnWdSONC Topics: geometry, mathematics, sciences
  3. (mathematics) A set containing one member from each of a collection of disjoint sets. Categories (topical): Mathematics
    Sense id: en-transversal-en-noun-cCIMA-Ah Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 16 25 12 15 33 Topics: mathematics, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: transverse Translations (a line which traverses or intersects): пресечна линия (presečna linija) [feminine] (Bulgarian), transversaalinen (Finnish), transversal (French), transversal [feminine] (Galician), šķērss (Latvian), šķērsenisks (Latvian), rārangi whakawhiti (Maori), transversal (Portuguese)
Disambiguation of 'a line which traverses or intersects': 47 47 6

Inflected forms

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      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "a line which traverses or intersects",
      "word": "transversaalinen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "a line which traverses or intersects",
      "word": "transversal"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "a line which traverses or intersects",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "transversal"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "a line which traverses or intersects",
      "word": "šķērss"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "a line which traverses or intersects",
      "word": "šķērsenisks"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "a line which traverses or intersects",
      "word": "šķērsenisks"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "a line which traverses or intersects",
      "word": "rārangi whakawhiti"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "a line which traverses or intersects",
      "word": "transversal"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "transversal"
  ],
  "word": "transversal"
}

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