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TRANSVERSAL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does transversal mean?
• TRANSVERSAL (adjective)
The adjective TRANSVERSAL has 1 sense:
1. extending or lying across; in a crosswise direction; at right angles to the long axis
Familiarity information: TRANSVERSAL used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Extending or lying across; in a crosswise direction; at right angles to the long axis
Synonyms:
cross; thwartwise; transversal; transverse
Context example:
transverse colon
Similar:
crosswise (lying or extending across the length of a thing or in a cross direction)
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