transversal
Line intersecting others
Transversal describes something that crosses or lies across, intersecting other lines or structures.
In geometry, a transversal is a line that cuts across two or more other lines: The transversal intersects both parallel lines, creating corresponding angles.
The term appears in technical contexts—anatomy, mathematics, engineering—wherever crossing or intersecting matters.
Angled, not straightforward
- slantedAngled from vertical
- angledTurned from perpendicular
- crosswiseAt right angles
- biasUnfair inclination or prejudice
inclined · athwart · catercorner · skew · slantwise · crosscut · angular · kitty-corner
Equidistant at all points
- perpendicularAt right angles
- bisectDivide into two equal portions
- angleGeometric measure of rotation
- lineContinuous mark or queue
plane · vector · axis · theorem · congruent · alternate · corresponding · interior
oblique
Angled, not straightforward
bias · inclined · athwart · catercorner · skew · slantwise · crosscut · angular · kitty-corner
parallel
Equidistant at all points
- perpendicularAt right angles
- bisectDivide into two equal portions
- angleGeometric measure of rotation
line · plane · vector · axis · theorem · congruent · alternate · corresponding · interior · exterior
crossing
Point where paths intersect
node · point · crisscross · overlap · confluence · cut · span · bridge · connect · link
slice
Portion cut off
plane · layer · stratum · tier · cutaway · lateral · horizontal · vertical · longitudinal · sagittal
- linesstraight line, line, dotted line, dashed line, solid line
- perspectivelinear perspective, one-point perspective, three-point perspective, vanishing point, horizon line
- hypergraphsvertex, vertices, degree, connectivity
- Latin squaresstandard form, completion, conjugate, species
- espacioplaneta, luna, sol, tierra, cosmos
- geometryangles, circles, angle, shapes, lines
transversallongitudinal
Along the longer dimension
parallel · lengthwise · lengthways · axial · along the length
- transverse processBony vertebral side projection
- transverse myelitisSpinal cord inflammation across width