transversal
transversal — noun
- transversalsingular
- transversalsplural
1. in geometry, a straight line drawn so that it passes through two or more other l
in geometry, a straight line drawn so that it passes through two or more other lines at separate points.
Camila drew a transversal across the two parallel rails to mark the gate position.
transversal across [two lines]
The geometry teacher asked Jabari to name every angle the transversal made with the two parallel lines.
transversal + parallel lines forming angles
When a transversal cuts two parallel lines, the matching corner angles are always equal.
On the bridge plan, a transversal joined the three support beams at right angles.
Layla shaded the eight angles formed where the transversal met the railway tracks.
用法筆記
Almost always paired with two or more lines it crosses, frequently parallel ones; the geometry lesson it appears in is about the angle pairs the crossing creates.