traversaln.

Brit.

/trəˈvəːsl/,

/ˈtravəsl/, U.S.

/trəˈvərs(ə)l/,

/ˈtrævərs(ə)l/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: traverse v., -al suffix¹.

Etymology: < traverse v. + -al suffix¹. Compare earlier traverse n., traversing n.

1. Chiefly Law and in legal contexts. The action or fact of obstructing, challenging, or disputing something (cf. traverse v. I.); an instance of this. In later use: spec. the action or an act of referring a legal case for later consideration; postponement (cf. traverse v. 1c, traverse n. 2b). Now rare (chiefly Canadian).

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > statement > objection > [noun] > disputing or calling in question

controlment1533

challenging1825

traversal1841

1841 New Monthly Mag. Aug. 493 The sudden ruin of an ambitious man's hopes of power for ever—that the traversal of his schemes..should..make no more marked and striking an impression.

1843 Pensacola (Florida) Gaz. 12 Aug. When the accused themselves with an array of political friends were having an exparte hearing in the audience room and were there stipulating for a traversal of the sentence of the Court.

1858 Preston Guardian 18 Dec. 5/4 The traversal of the case to the House of Lords.

1956 Winnipeg Tribune 20 Feb. 15/7 The trial..was traversed today until the May Assizes. The traversal came at the request of the Crown.

1982 Winnipeg Free Press 9 Nov. 14/3 Stolar's lawyer..asked for a traversal of the trial date to January, pending the outcome of an appeal filed last week.

a. The action or fact of moving, travelling, or extending through or across something; esp. a journey or passage right through, over, or across something.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > movement over, across, through, or past > [noun] > across

traversing1524

going-over1556

traverse1563

crossing1575

river crossing1839

traversal1851

1851 N. Amer. & U.S. Gaz. 29 Oct. A tunnel through the hill..unless..it opens directly opposite the bridge, will require at least two turns of the road at right angles in its traversal of the streets.

1869 Freeman's Jrnl. (Dublin) 29 Nov. The route chosen embraced a traversal of almost all the principal streets in the city.

1936 O. S. Puckle tr. M. von Ardenne Television Reception i. 11 The total number of lines in the complete picture is 240, scanned sequentially and horizontally at 25 picture traversals per second.

2018 Australian (Nexis) 20 Jan. (Travel section) 10 The allure of the Trenitalia train trip from Rome..is its daylight traversal of this stretch of wild land and seascapes.

b. figurative. Anything likened to a journey or act of travelling through something; esp. a survey, review, or consideration of a subject, argument, body of work, etc. Cf. traverse v. 6b, traverse n. 18.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > enquiry > investigation, inspection > inspection, survey > [noun]

surveyancec1386

surveying1467

survey1548

reviewing1573

review1604

traverse1658

retrospection1661

surveyala1677

reconnaissance1815

reconnoissance1824

look-see1876

look-over1883

reconnoitre1891

poke round1901

traversal1903

recce1941

tour d'horizon1952

1903 Worker (Sydney) 25 Apr. 7/5 A minute traversal of Mr. Holman's Grenfell speech or an examination of his Parliamentary doings.

1982 Times 22 Oct. 10/5 As he began on Wednesday the traversal of all Beethoven's sonatas..it was piercingly evident that here was someone who does far more than play the piano.

2018 Sydney Morning Herald (Nexis) 29 Mar. 4 An hour-long traversal of Cold War history and Russia's relations with the West.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	traversal
释义	traversaln. Brit. /trəˈvəːsl/, /ˈtravəsl/, U.S. /trəˈvərs(ə)l/, /ˈtrævərs(ə)l/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: traverse v., -al suffix¹. Etymology: < traverse v. + -al suffix¹. Compare earlier traverse n., traversing n. 1. Chiefly Law and in legal contexts. The action or fact of obstructing, challenging, or disputing something (cf. traverse v. I.); an instance of this. In later use: spec. the action or an act of referring a legal case for later consideration; postponement (cf. traverse v. 1c, traverse n. 2b). Now rare (chiefly Canadian). ΘΚΠ the mind > language > statement > objection > [noun] > disputing or calling in question controlment1533 challenging1825 traversal1841 1841 New Monthly Mag. Aug. 493 The sudden ruin of an ambitious man's hopes of power for ever—that the traversal of his schemes..should..make no more marked and striking an impression. 1843 Pensacola (Florida) Gaz. 12 Aug. When the accused themselves with an array of political friends were having an exparte hearing in the audience room and were there stipulating for a traversal of the sentence of the Court. 1858 Preston Guardian 18 Dec. 5/4 The traversal of the case to the House of Lords. 1956 Winnipeg Tribune 20 Feb. 15/7 The trial..was traversed today until the May Assizes. The traversal came at the request of the Crown. 1982 Winnipeg Free Press 9 Nov. 14/3 Stolar's lawyer..asked for a traversal of the trial date to January, pending the outcome of an appeal filed last week. 2. a. The action or fact of moving, travelling, or extending through or across something; esp. a journey or passage right through, over, or across something. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > movement over, across, through, or past > [noun] > across traversing1524 going-over1556 traverse1563 crossing1575 river crossing1839 traversal1851 1851 N. Amer. & U.S. Gaz. 29 Oct. A tunnel through the hill..unless..it opens directly opposite the bridge, will require at least two turns of the road at right angles in its traversal of the streets. 1869 Freeman's Jrnl. (Dublin) 29 Nov. The route chosen embraced a traversal of almost all the principal streets in the city. 1936 O. S. Puckle tr. M. von Ardenne Television Reception i. 11 The total number of lines in the complete picture is 240, scanned sequentially and horizontally at 25 picture traversals per second. 2018 Australian (Nexis) 20 Jan. (Travel section) 10 The allure of the Trenitalia train trip from Rome..is its daylight traversal of this stretch of wild land and seascapes. b. figurative. Anything likened to a journey or act of travelling through something; esp. a survey, review, or consideration of a subject, argument, body of work, etc. Cf. traverse v. 6b, traverse n. 18. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > enquiry > investigation, inspection > inspection, survey > [noun] surveyancec1386 surveying1467 survey1548 view1569 reviewing1573 review1604 traverse1658 retrospection1661 surveyala1677 reconnaissance1815 reconnoissance1824 look-see1876 look-over1883 reconnoitre1891 poke round1901 traversal1903 recce1941 tour d'horizon1952 1903 Worker (Sydney) 25 Apr. 7/5 A minute traversal of Mr. Holman's Grenfell speech or an examination of his Parliamentary doings. 1982 Times 22 Oct. 10/5 As he began on Wednesday the traversal of all Beethoven's sonatas..it was piercingly evident that here was someone who does far more than play the piano. 2018 Sydney Morning Herald (Nexis) 29 Mar. 4 An hour-long traversal of Cold War history and Russia's relations with the West. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1841
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