trans-versal

trans·ver·sal

[trans-vur-suhl, tranz-]
adjective
noun
2.
Geometry. a line intersecting two or more lines.

Origin:
1400–50; late Middle English (adj.) < Medieval Latin trānsversālis. See transverse, -al1

trans·ver·sal·ly, adverb
in·ter·trans·ver·sal, adjective
sub·trans·ver·sal, adjective
sub·trans·ver·sal·ly, adverb
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transversal (trænzˈvɜːsəl) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
1.  geometry a line intersecting two or more other lines
 
adj
2.  a less common word for transverse
 
trans'versally
 
adv

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