trans·ver·sal /træn(t)sˈvɝsəl, trænz-/
(a.)橫過的,橫斷線的截線,橫行肌
Trans·ver·sal a. Running or lying across; transverse; as, a transversal line. -- Trans*ver*sal*ly, adv.
Trans·ver·sal, n. 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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transversal
adj : 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" [syn: cross(a), transverse, thwartwise]