traversal vs travel

traversal and travel both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
traversal	Yes	No	No	No
travel	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, travel is a hypernym of traversal; that is, travel is a word with a broader meaning than traversal:

Other hypernyms of traversal include traveling, travelling.

traversal (noun)	travel (noun)
taking a zigzag path on skis	the act of going from one place to another
travel across	self-propelled movement
	a movement through space that changes the location of something

traversal (verb)	travel (verb)
	change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
	make a trip for pleasure
	travel upon or across
	undergo transportation as in a vehicle
	undertake a journey or trip
	travel from place to place, as for the purpose of finding work, preaching, or acting as a judge