"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 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.
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  2. Exhibiting or pertaining to transversality; connecting heterogeneous elements (fields, kinds of people, etc).
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Noun

IPA: /tɹænsˈvɜːsəl/ [Received-Pronunciation], /tɹænz-/ [Received-Pronunciation], /tɹænsˈvɝsəl/ [General-American], /tɹænz-/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-transversal.wav 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.
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  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
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  3. (mathematics) A set containing one member from each of a collection of disjoint sets. Categories (topical): Mathematics
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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': 46 46 8

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      "sense": "a line which traverses or intersects",
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