Transversal (Adjective)
Meaning
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".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The transversal line in the diagram intersects the other lines at right angles.
- The bridge's transversal beams provide additional structural support to the entire span.
- In anatomy, the transversal plane is an imaginary plane that divides the body into top and bottom parts.
- The transversal motion of the engine's pistons converts the energy into rotational motion.
- The architect designed the building with a transversal hallway that connects the two wings.