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transverse
[ trans-vurs, tranz-; trans-vurs, tranz- ]
adjective
- lying or extending across or in a cross direction; cross.
- (of a flute) having a mouth hole in the side of the tube, near its end, across which the player's breath is directed. Compare end-blown.
- (of an automotive engine) mounted with the crankshaft oriented sideways.
noun
- something that is transverse.
- Nautical. web frame.
- Geometry. transverse axis.
- a city road that cuts through a park or other area of light traffic; shortcut.
transverse
/ trænzˈvɜːs /
adjective
- crossing from side to side; athwart; crossways
- geometry denoting the axis that passes through the foci of a hyperbola
- (of a flute, etc) held almost at right angles to the player's mouth, so that the breath passes over a hole in the side to create a vibrating air column within the tube of the instrument
- astronomy another word for tangential
noun
- a transverse piece or object
Derived Forms
- transˈversely, adverb
- transˈverseness, noun
Other Words From
- trans·versely adverb
- subtrans·verse adjective
- subtrans·versely adverb
Word History and Origins
Origin of transverse1
Word History and Origins
Origin of transverse1
Example Sentences
The second pair show that the transverse processes, from the first to the third, are those into which the muscle is inserted.
The figures, besides being outlined by the dots, were decorated all over with the same pigment in dotted transverse belts.
Sir Thomas de la Moore mentions long transverse trenches, similarly covered so as to bear men aware of them, but not horses.
On this black border is a transverse row of four or five white spots, unequal in size.
Testa ovato-oblonga valde tumida clausa radiatim costata, costis transverse costato-striatis, auriculis minutis, margine crenato.
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