different between hierarchical vs transversal

English

Alternative forms

• hierarchic, hierarchial

Etymology

Compare French hiérarchique.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?ha??????k?k?l/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?ha??????k?k?l/

Adjective

hierarchical (not comparable)

1. Pertaining to a hierarchy.
2. Of or pertaining to an ecclesiastic or priestly order.
3. Classified or arranged according to various criteria into successive ranks or grades.

Related terms

Translations

English

Etymology

From Middle French transversal, from Medieval Latin tr?nsvers?lis, from Latin tr?nsversus.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /t?æns?v??s?l/, /t?ænz-/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /t?æns?v?s?l/, /t?ænz-/

Adjective

transversal (comparative more transversal, superlative most transversal)

1. Running or lying across; transverse

Noun

transversal (plural transversals)

1. A line which traverses or intersects any system of other lines transversely.
2. (mathematics) A set containing one member from each of a collection of disjoint sets.

Translations

Related terms

• transverse

French

Etymology

From Medieval Latin tr?nsvers?lis, from Latin tr?nsversus.

Pronunciation

Adjective

transversal (feminine singular transversale, masculine plural transversaux, feminine plural transversales)

1. transversal

Derived terms

• barre transversale

Further reading

• “transversal” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Galician

Etymology

From Medieval Latin tr?nsvers?lis, from Latin tr?nsversus.

Adjective

transversal m or f (plural transversais)

1. transverse

Noun

transversal f (plural transversais)

1. (geometry) a transversal

German

Etymology

From Medieval Latin tr?nsvers?lis, from Latin tr?nsversus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t?ansv???za?l/
• Rhymes: -a?l

Adjective

transversal (not comparable)

1. transversal

Declension

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin tr?nsvers?lis.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /?tr??z.ve?.?saw/

Adjective

transversal m or f (plural transversais, comparable)

1. transversal (running or lying across)

   Synonyms: cruzado, atravessado

Noun 1

transversal f (plural transversais)

1. a transversal line

Noun 2

transversal m (plural transversais)

1. (anatomy) transverse muscle

Romanian

Etymology

From French transversal

Adjective

transversal m or n (feminine singular transversal?, masculine plural transversali, feminine and neuter plural transversale)

1. transverse

Declension

Spanish

Alternative forms

• trasversal

Etymology

From Medieval Latin tr?nsvers?lis, from Latin tr?nsversus.

Adjective

transversal (plural transversales)

1. transversal

   Synonyms: atravesado, de través

Derived terms

Noun

transversal f (plural transversales)

1. transversal