transversal

English

Etymology

From Middle French transversal, from Medieval Latin transversalis, from Latin transversus.

Pronunciation

Adjective

transversal (comparative more transversal, superlative most transversal)

  1. Running or lying across; transverse
    a transversal line

Noun

transversal (plural transversals)

  1. A line which traverses or intersects any system of other lines transversely.
  2. (mathematics) A set containing one member from each of a collection of disjoint sets.

Translations


French

Etymology

From Medieval Latin transversalis, from Latin transversus.

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Adjective

transversal (feminine singular transversale, masculine plural transversaux, feminine plural transversales)

  1. transversal

Further reading


Galician

Adjective

transversal m or f (plural transversais)

  1. transverse

Noun

transversal f (plural transversais)

  1. (geometry) a transversal

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tʀansvɛʁˈzaːl/
  • Rhymes: -aːl

Adjective

transversal (not comparable)

  1. transversal

Declension


Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin transversālis.

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌtrɐ̃z.veʁ.ˈsaw/

Adjective

transversal m or f (plural transversais, comparable)

  1. transversal (running or lying across)

Synonyms

Noun

transversal f (plural transversais)

  1. a transversal line

Noun

transversal m (plural transversais)

  1. (anatomy) transverse muscle

Spanish

Alternative forms

Adjective

transversal (plural transversales)

  1. transversal

Synonyms

Noun

transversal f (plural transversales)

  1. transversal
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