Transversal
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /tɹænsˈvɜːsəl/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Transversal is an adjective meaning Running or lying across; transverse.
Meaning
Running or lying across; transverse.
More Meanings
- Exhibiting or pertaining to transversality; connecting heterogeneous elements (fields, kinds of people, etc).
- A line which traverses or intersects any system of other lines transversely.
- (mathematics) A set containing one member from each of a collection of disjoint sets.
Example Sentences
a transversal line
First, transversal feminist activism rests on an understanding of structures and relations of power as pervasive, […]
This kind of politics acknowledges what Yuval-Davis characterizes as transversal feminism which, much like the second wave feminist standpoint theory, “aims to be an alternative to the universalism/relativism dichotomy […]"
Word Forms
- transversals
Synonyms for transversal
Depending on context, synonyms include cross, transverse, crosswise, thwartwise, crossing.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include crosswise, transverse, thwartwise, crossing, cross, horizontal.
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