Category:Transversal

Trans*ver"sal, a. Etym: [cf. F. transversal. See transverse.]

Defn: running or lying across; transverse; as, a transversal line. -- trans*ver"sal*ly, adv.

Transversal Trans*ver"sal, n. Etym: [cf. F. transversale.] (geom.)

Defn: a straight line which traverses or intersects any system of Other lines, as a line intersecting the three sides of a triangle or The sides produced.