transversal
transversal — 名詞
- transversalsingular
- transversalsplural
1. in geometry, a straight line drawn so that it passes through two or more other l
橫截線
幾何學中穿過兩條以上直線的直線
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.
Camila 在兩條平行軌道上畫了一條橫截線，標出閘門要裝的位置。
transversal across [two lines]
The geometry teacher asked Jabari to name every angle the transversal made with the two parallel lines.
幾何老師要 Jabari 說出這條橫截線與兩條平行線所形成的每一個角。
transversal + parallel lines forming angles
When a transversal cuts two parallel lines, the matching corner angles are always equal.
當一條橫截線切過兩條平行線時，相對位置的角總是相等。
On the bridge plan, a transversal joined the three support beams at right angles.
在這份橋梁設計圖上，一條橫截線以整齊的直角連接了三根支撐梁。
Layla shaded the eight angles formed where the transversal met the railway tracks.
Layla 將橫截線與鐵軌交叉處所形成的八個角都塗上陰影。
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.