Meanings
adjectivecross-sectional (not comparable)
alternative cross sectional · alternative crossectional
- not comparableOf, pertaining to, or being a cross section.
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiverepresenting a plane made by cutting across something at right angles to its length
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Origin
- Englishcross section
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
- Englishcross-sectional
From cross section + -al.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Finnish poikkileikkauksellinen
- poikkileikkauksellinenof, pertaining to, or being a cross section
French transversal
- transversalof, pertaining to, or being a cross section
Hungarian keresztmetszeti
- keresztmetszetiof, pertaining to, or being a cross section
Italian trasversale
- trasversaleof, pertaining to, or being a cross section
Portuguese transversal
- transversalof, pertaining to, or being a cross section
Spanish transversal
- transversalof, pertaining to, or being a cross section
Cite this entry
APA
cross-sectional. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cross-sectional
MLA
“cross-sectional.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cross-sectional. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cross-sectional,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cross-sectional.
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