First Known Use: circa 1847
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transversal
noun trans·ver·sal \tran(t)s-ˈvər-səl, tranz-\
Definition of TRANSVERSAL
: a line that intersects a system of lines
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Origin of TRANSVERSAL
transversal, adjective, transverse, from Middle English, from Medieval Latin transversalis, from Latin transversus
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