transversal
English
Etymology
From Middle French transversal, from Medieval Latin transversalis, from Latin transversus.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /tɹænsˈvɜːsəl/, /tɹænz-/
- (General American) IPA(key): /tɹænsˈvɝsəl/, /tɹænz-/
Adjective
transversal (comparative more transversal, superlative most transversal)
- Running or lying across; transverse
- a transversal line
Noun
transversal (plural transversals)
- A line which traverses or intersects any system of other lines transversely.
- (mathematics) A set containing one member from each of a collection of disjoint sets.
Translations
a line which traverses or intersects
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French
Etymology
From Medieval Latin transversalis, from Latin transversus.
Pronunciation
Audio (file)
Adjective
transversal (feminine singular transversale, masculine plural transversaux, feminine plural transversales)
Further reading
- “transversal” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Galician
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tʀansvɛʁˈzaːl/
- Rhymes: -aːl
Declension
Declension of transversal
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin transversālis.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌtrɐ̃z.veʁ.ˈsaw/
Adjective
transversal m or f (plural transversais, comparable)
- transversal (running or lying across)
Synonyms
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