Transversal
adj, noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 A line which traverses or intersects any system of other lines transversely.
- 2 A line which traverses or intersects any system of other lines transversely.; 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."
- 3 A set containing one member from each of a collection of disjoint sets.
- 1 Running or lying across; transverse.
"a transversal line"
- 2 Exhibiting or pertaining to transversality; connecting heterogeneous elements (fields, kinds of people, etc).
"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 […]""
- 1 extending or lying across; in a crosswise direction; at right angles to the long axis wordnet
Example
More examples"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 […]""
Etymology
From Middle French transversal, from Medieval Latin trānsversālis, from Latin trānsversus.