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transversal

/tɹænsˈvɜːsəl/ adjective

Latin root: trānsversālis Wiktionary

adjective Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about transversal at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

  1. Extending or lying across; in a crosswise direction; at right angles to the long axis.
    cross members should be all steel

Origin

From Middle French transversal, from Medieval Latin trānsversālis, from Latin trānsversus.

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