Sekirov Dictionary

transversal

UK /tɹænsˈvɜːsəl/US /tɹænsˈvɝsəl/

noun 3
adjective 2
forms 3

noun3

A line which traverses or intersects any system of other lines transversely.
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A line intersecting a pair of parallel lines.
- Let l and m be two hyperparallel lines. All the transversals to l and m that form congruent corresponding angles with l and m lie in a pencil. — 2012
A set containing one member from each of a collection of disjoint sets.

adjective2

Running or lying across; transverse.
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Exhibiting or pertaining to transversality; connecting heterogeneous elements (fields, kinds of people, etc).
- First, transversal feminist activism rests on an understanding of structures and relations of power as pervasive, […] — 2018

forms

transversals · more transversal · most transversal

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