transversal
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səl, trænz- adjective
1.
noun
2.
Geometry. a line intersecting two or more lines.
Related forms
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]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —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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Transversal
is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
Example sentences
In particle matter the energy spreads in two dual ways via transversal and longitudinal waves.
In the figure shown, parallel lines j and k are cut by transversal m.
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