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transversal
The definition of a transversal is a line that intersects a system of lines.
(noun)A line that cuts across a series of two parallel lines is an example of a transversal.
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See transversal in Webster's New World College Dictionary
adjective
transverse
Origin: ME < ML transversalis
noun
a line that intersects two or more other lines
Related Forms:
- transversally adverb
See transversal in American Heritage Dictionary 4
adjective
Transverse.
noun Mathematics
A line that intersects a system of other lines.
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transversal
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PQ is a transversal.
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