transverse section
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The transverse section of this tube is an elongated ellipse.
From A Treatise on Meteorological Instruments Explanatory of Their Scientific Principles, Method of Construction, and Practical Utility by Negretti, Henry
Fucus serratus, showing a transverse section of the Conceptacle, and Antheridium with Antherozoids escaping.
From Sea-Weeds, Shells and Fossils by Gray, Peter
The Pier is frequently so disposed that its transverse section is greater than its longitudinal section, or, in other words, it is thicker from North to South than it is from East to West.
From The Seven Periods of English Architecture Defined and Illustrated by Sharpe, Edmund
The Strait of Magalhaens, being a transverse section of the continent, exhibits a view of its geological structure.
From Narrative of the surveying voyages of His Majesty's ships Adventure and Beagle, between the years 1826 and 1836 Volume I. - Proceedings of the First Expedition, 1826-1830 by Fitzroy, Robert
By using very thin mica sheets, and a large number of elements, a very narrow transverse section of selenium, together with a large active surface, can be obtained.
From Wireless Transmission of Photographs Second Edition, Revised and Enlarged 1919 by Martin, Marcus J.
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