Trans*ver"sal (?), a. [Cf. F. transversal. See Transverse.]
Running or lying across; transverse; as, a transversal line.
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Trans*ver"sal*ly, adv.
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Trans*ver"sal, n. [Cf. F. transversale.] Geom.
A straight line which traverses or intersects any system of other lines, as a line intersecting the three sides of a triangle or the sides produced.
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