transversal
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transversal
- /tɹænsˈvɜːsəl/ UK
- /tɹænz-/ UK
- /tɹænsˈvɝsəl/ US
- /tɹænz-/ US
Where it comes from
From Middle French transversal, from Medieval Latin trānsversālis, from Latin trānsversus.
adjective more transversal · most transversal
- Running or lying across; transverse. a transversal line
- Exhibiting or pertaining to transversality; connecting heterogeneous elements (fields, kinds of people, etc). This kind of politics acknowledges what Yuval-Davis characterizes as transversal feminism which, much like the second wave feminist standpoint theory, “aims to be an alternative to the universalism/relativism dichotomy […]"
noun transversals
- A line which traverses or intersects any system of other lines transversely.
- A line intersecting a pair of parallel lines. Let l and m be two hyperparallel lines. All the transversals to l and m that form congruent corresponding angles with l and m lie in a pencil.
- A set containing one member from each of a collection of disjoint sets.
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noun a line which traverses or intersects
| Português | transversal |
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| Français | transversal |
Talk about this word "transversal." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/transversal. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. transversal. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/transversal "transversal." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/transversal.Cite this
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title = {transversal},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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