Associations to the word «Transversal»

Wiktionary

TRANSVERSAL, adjective. Running or lying across; transverse; as, a transversal line.
TRANSVERSAL, noun. A line which traverses or intersects any system of other lines transversely.
TRANSVERSAL, noun. (mathematics) A set containing one member from each of a collection of disjoint sets.

Dictionary definition

TRANSVERSAL, adjective. Extending or lying across; in a crosswise direction; at right angles to the long axis; "cross members should be all steel"; "from the transverse hall the stairway ascends gracefully"; "transversal vibrations"; "transverse colon".

Wise words

To use the same words is not a sufficient guarantee of understanding; one must use the same words for the same genus of inward experience; ultimately one must have one's experiences in common.
Friedrich Nietzsche