transverse
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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
Related Forms:
- transversely trans·verse′ly adverb
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Converse of object
- lie: Steps are typically formed from ribs of cobbles and boulders that lie transverse to the channel.
Modifies a noun
- myelitis: A large, regional neuroscience center probably sees on average five or six people affected by transverse myelitis each year.
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.
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