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English
Etymology
From Middle French transversal, from Medieval Latin trānsversālis, from Latin trānsversus.
Pronunciation
Adjective
transversal (comparative more transversal, superlative most transversal)
- Running or lying across; transverse.
a transversal line
- Exhibiting or pertaining to transversality; connecting heterogeneous elements (fields, kinds of people, etc).
2017, Barbara Molony, Jennifer Nelson, Women’s Activism and "Second Wave" Feminism: Transnational Histories, Bloomsbury Publishing, →ISBN, page 189:This kind of politics acknowledges what Yuval-Davis characterizes as transversal feminism which, much like the second wave feminist standpoint theory, “aims to be an alternative to the universalism/relativism dichotomy […] "
2018, Catherine Eschle, Global Democracy, Social Movements, And Feminism, Routledge, →ISBN:First, transversal feminist activism rests on an understanding of structures and relations of power as pervasive, […]
Noun
transversal (plural transversals)
- A line which traverses or intersects any system of other lines transversely.
- (geometry) A line intersecting a pair of parallel lines.
2012, G. E. Martin, The Foundations of Geometry and the Non-Euclidean Plane, page 357: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.
- (mathematics) A set containing one member from each of a collection of disjoint sets.
Translations
a line which traverses or intersects
French
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin trānsversālis, from Latin trānsversus (whence transverse and travers).
Pronunciation
Adjective
transversal (feminine transversale, masculine plural transversaux, feminine plural transversales)
- transversal
- barre transversale ― crossbar
- cross-sectional
- Coordinate term: longitudinal
Derived terms
Further reading
Galician
Etymology
From Medieval Latin trānsversālis, from Latin trānsversus.
Adjective
transversal m or f (plural transversais)
- transverse
Noun
transversal f (plural transversais)
- (geometry) a transversal
German
Etymology
From Medieval Latin trānsversālis, from Latin trānsversus.
Pronunciation
Adjective
transversal (strong nominative masculine singular transversaler, not comparable)
- transversal
Declension
Positive forms of transversal (uncomparable)
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin trānsversālis.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: (Portugal) -al, (Brazi) -aw
- Hyphenation: trans‧ver‧sal
Adjective
transversal m or f (plural transversais)
- transversal (running or lying across)
- Synonyms: cruzado, atravessado
Noun
transversal f (plural transversais)
- a transversal line
Noun
transversal m (plural transversais)
- (anatomy) transverse muscle
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French transversal.
Adjective
transversal m or n (feminine singular transversală, masculine plural transversali, feminine and neuter plural transversale)
- transverse
Declension
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Medieval Latin trānsversālis, from Latin trānsversus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tɾansbeɾˈsal/
- Rhymes: -al
- Syllabification: trans‧ver‧sal
Adjective
transversal m or f (masculine and feminine plural transversales)
- transversal
- Synonyms: atravesado, de través
- acuerdos transversales ― cross-cutting agreements
Derived terms
Noun
transversal f (plural transversales)
- transversal
Further reading