transversal
EnglishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Middle French transversal, from Medieval Latin trānsversālis, from Latin trānsversus.
PronunciationEdit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /tɹænsˈvɜːsəl/, /tɹænz-/
- (General American) IPA(key): /tɹænsˈvɝsəl/, /tɹænz-/
AdjectiveEdit
transversal (comparative more transversal, superlative most transversal)
- Running or lying across; transverse
- a transversal line
NounEdit
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.
TranslationsEdit
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Related termsEdit
FrenchEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Medieval Latin trānsversālis, from Latin trānsversus.
PronunciationEdit
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AdjectiveEdit
transversal (feminine singular transversale, masculine plural transversaux, feminine plural transversales)
Further readingEdit
- “transversal” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
GalicianEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Medieval Latin trānsversālis, from Latin trānsversus.
AdjectiveEdit
transversal m or f (plural transversais)
NounEdit
transversal f (plural transversais)
- (geometry) a transversal
GermanEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Medieval Latin trānsversālis, from Latin trānsversus.
PronunciationEdit
AdjectiveEdit
transversal (not comparable)
DeclensionEdit
PortugueseEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from Latin trānsversālis.
PronunciationEdit
AdjectiveEdit
transversal m or f (plural transversais, comparable)
- transversal (running or lying across)
- Synonyms: cruzado, atravessado
Noun 1Edit
transversal f (plural transversais)
- a transversal line
Noun 2Edit
transversal m (plural transversais)
SpanishEdit
Alternative formsEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Medieval Latin trānsversālis, from Latin trānsversus.
AdjectiveEdit
transversal (plural transversales)
- transversal
- Synonyms: atravesado, de través
- acuerdos transversales ― cross-cutting agreements
Derived termsEdit
NounEdit
transversal f (plural transversales)