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

We cannot always control our thoughts, but we can control our words, and repetition impresses the subconscious, and we are then master of the situation.
Florence Scovel Shinn