Transversal

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Transverse.
  • n. Mathematics A line that intersects a system of other lines.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. Running or lying across; transverse; as, a transversal line.
  • n. A line which traverses or intersects any system of other lines transversely.
  • n. A set containing one member from each of a collection of disjoint sets.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Running or lying across; transverse.
  • n. 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.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. In optics, the line in which the plane of polarization of a beam of light intersects the wave-front.
  • Transverse; running or lying across: as, a transversal line. See II.
  • n. In geometry, a line drawn across several others so as to cut them all.
  • n. In anatomy, a transversalis or transversus.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. extending or lying across; in a crosswise direction; at right angles to the long axis
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    crosswise   
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