transversal

transversal is a 11-letter English word with 3 senses as adjective and noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Running or lying across; transverse; as, a transversal line. Face value is 14 in Scrabble and 17 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

11 letters · Scrabble 14 · Words With Friends 17 · 3 senses

Definitions

1. adjective. Running or lying across; transverse; as, a transversal line.
2. noun. 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.
3. adjective. 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"

   Synonyms: cross, thwartwise, transverse

Synonyms

cross, thwartwise, transverse

Common word forms

transversally, transversality

Words from these letters

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