transverse
transverse
Definition
trans·verse (trans vʉrs′, tranz-; also, & for n., usually, trans′vʉrs′, tranz′-)
adjective
- lying, situated, placed, etc. across; crossing from side to side
- Geom. designating the axis that passes through the foci of a hyperbola, or the part of that axis between the vertices
Etymology: L transversus, pp. of transvertere: see traverse
noun
- a transverse part, beam, etc.
- Geom. a transverse axis
trans·verse′ly adverb
transverse
Synonyms
transverse
Telecom Definition
At a right angle, i.e., 90 degree angle. Crosswise, or perpendicular. See also normal.
transverse
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- lie: Steps are typically formed from ribs of cobbles and boulders that lie transverse to the channel.
- have: The nave is wide and has transverse arches and all the fittings are in keeping.
- ascend: It extends from the caecum to the rectum and has ascending, transverse and descending portions.
- offset: These techniques are direct far-field, near-field scanning, variable aperture in the far-field, and transverse offset.
Modifies a noun
- myelitis: A large, regional neuroscience center probably sees on average five or six people affected by transverse myelitis each year.
- striation: Multiple transverse striations along the blade edge, which is largely intact.
- colon: The fecal matter then continues its journey across to the transverse colon.
- ligament: Surgery in resistant cases to release the transverse ligament.
- tubule: Thus, transverse tubules may conduct electrical action potentials from the surface of the muscle fiber deep into the interior of the fiber.
- incision: In the text the authors mentioned that they used a transverse skin incision for the second stage.
Modifying Another Word
- double: There were originally twelve teeth, at the base of which are double transverse lines as ornament.
Noun used with modifier
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