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

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley