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traversal

traversal

1 7.9
Movement across or through a place
  • noun
  • /trəˈvɜːrsl/
translation icon : travesía
  • So you make some choices as to what the default traversal directions are.
  • traversal algorithm
  • graph traversal
  • probabilistic traversal

Examples

  • Each traversal time is indicated by a red bar.

    Academic text (2006)

  • Walking on the Labyrinth: Surface and Traversal floor mosaics require the beholder to think on his or her feet.

    Academic text (2011)

  • So for example we could look at array traversal or even reversal.

  • The traversal of the dense forest took all day, but the views were worth the effort.

  • For our hiking trip, we planned a challenging traversal across several mountain ranges.

  • The geologist documented the traversal of the riverbed as part of her research on erosion.

Synonyms

traveling
vstraversal
  • US
146 1.1

Going from one place to another, often over a distance

focuses more on crossing specific areas rather than general movement
travel
vstraversal
  • Specialized
86 2.7

How far a part moves in a machine

applies to moving across places rather than mechanical or measured motion
crossing
vstraversal
42 1.9

Going across something like a road, river, or sea

covers going through or across anything, not only natural barriers
walk-through
vstraversal
4 4.2

An inspection where people go through a place to check for problems

is the same passing action but without the inspection purpose
traverse
vstraversal
1 6.7

A movement across a slope or area to go from one side to the other

refers more generally to the act of going across or through something
journeying
vstraversal
2.8

Moving from one place to another, often over a long distance

is about crossing or passing through places, not necessarily long journeys

How Difficult

expedition
358 4.1
to trek
9 3.9
traversal
1 7.9
crossing
42 1.9

Surface Forms

traversal singular
traversals plural

Morphology

traversal = traverse (transparent) = traverse + al

Derived directly from the verb 'traverse' with the nominalizing suffix '-al', meaning 'the act of crossing', which is straightforward for learners.

Etymology

Traversal comes from roots that mean 'across' (trans-) and 'turn' (vers-), the same idea you see in words like transport or transfer. So a traversal is the act of moving across or through something.