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transverse

trans·verse

US/træˈnzvɜrs/ rare obsolete

adjective

1.

extending or lying across; in a crosswise direction; at right angles to the long axis

  • “cross members should be all steel”
  • “from the transverse hall the stairway ascends gracefully”
  • “transversal vibrations”
  • “transverse colon”
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Origin

Late Middle English, from Latin trānsversus (“turned across; going or lying across or crosswise”). Doublet of transversal.

Phrases

  • transverse cervical artery
  • transverse colon
  • transverse facial artery
  • transverse flow effect
  • transverse flute
  • transverse plane
  • transverse process
  • transverse relaxation time

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