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Running or lying across; transverse; as, a transversal line.
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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.
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A line or ray that divides other lines or rays.
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A transversal plane separates the front from the back. See also: Sagittal.
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A straight line that crosses two or more given lines
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A line that intersects two other lines.
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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"
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a line that crosses two parallel lines
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a line that cuts through two parallel lines
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Any line that intersects another line or collection of lines.
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a line crossing two or more parallel or nonparallel lines in a plane.
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a line that intersects 2 or more other lines in the same plane.
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A line that crosses/intersects two or more lines.
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A line which intersects two or more other lines.
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A line that intersects two or more lines at different points.
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A line intersecting two or more other coplanar lines (Lesson 4.2).
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Transversal is a geometry term. If you are given two or more lines in the plane, a transversal is a line distinct from the original lines and intersects each of the given lines in a single point. This type of line intersects two or more other lines.
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