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transverse Definition

trans·verse (trans vʉrs′, tranz-; also, & for n., usually, trans′vʉrs′, tranz′-)

adjective

  1. lying, situated, placed, etc. across; crossing from side to side
  2. 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

  1. a transverse part, beam, etc.
  2. Geom. a transverse axis

transverse Related Forms
trans·verse′ly adverb
transverse Synonyms

transverse

modif.

crosswise, bent, intersecting; see oblique 1.

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

  • jet: The data shown are for minimum jet transverse energies around 40 GeV.
  • fiber: Alone of all organs the intestines consist of two coats of which both have their fibers transverse.