I. (ˈ)tran(t)s|vərsəl, -raan-, -nz|-, -və̄s-, -vəis- adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from Medieval Latin transversalis, from Latin transversus transverse + -alis -al
: extending or lying across : transverse
a transversal line
transversal vibrations
• trans·ver·sal·ly -səlē, -li adverb
II. noun
( -s )
: a line that traverses or intersects a system of lines (as the sides of a triangle) or the sides produced