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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

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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