01a.
Running or lying across; transverse; as, a transversal line.
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Running or lying across; transverse; as, a transversal line.
02n.
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 …
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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.(Geom.)