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Definitions for transverse
trænsˈvɜrs, trænz-; ˈtræns vɜrs, ˈtrænz-trans·verse

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. cross(a), transverse, transversal, thwartwiseadjective

    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"

Wiktionary

  1. transverseadjective

    Situated or lying across; side to side, relative to some defined "forward" direction.

  2. transverseadjective

    Not tangent: so that a nondegenerate angle is formed between the two things intersecting.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. TRANSVERSEadjective

    Being in a cross direction.

    Etymology: transversus, Latin.

    His violent touch
    Fled and pursu’d transverse the resonant fugue. John Milton.

    Part in strait lines, part in transverse are found,
    One forms a crooked figure, one a round;
    The entrails these embrace in spiral strings,
    Those clasp th’ arterial tubes in tender rings. Richard Blackmore.

    What natural agent could impel them so strongly with a transverse side-blow against that tremendous weight and rapidity, when whole worlds are a falling! Richard Bentley, Sermons.

ChatGPT

  1. transverse

    Transverse generally refers to something that is situated or extending across something else, i.e., perpendicular or at a right angle to its long direction. It can be used in various contexts including mathematics, anatomy, botany, and physics.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Transverseadjective

    lying or being across, or in a crosswise direction; athwart; -- often opposed to longitudinal

  2. Transversenoun

    anything that is transverse or athwart

  3. Transversenoun

    the longer, or transverse, axis of an ellipse

  4. Transverseverb

    to overturn; to change

  5. Transverseverb

    to change from prose into verse, or from verse into prose

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Transverse

    trans-vėrs′, adj. turned or lying across.—adv. crosswise.—n. Transver′sal, a line drawn across several others so as to cut them all.—adv. Transver′sally.—adj. Trans′versary.—adv. Transverse′ly, in a transverse or cross direction.—n. Transver′sion. [L. trans, across, vertĕre, versum, to turn.]

Entomology

  1. Transverse

    when the longest diameter is across the body.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of transverse in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of transverse in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of transverse in a Sentence

  1. Mark Morgan:

    Mexico is not where we’re at, the Northern Triangle countries aren’t where we at, there are multiple countries in Western Hemisphere that are not where America is at when it comes to vaccines and dealing with COVID, but they’re still going to open it up to people in these countries to come from, to transverse through to get to our country, and allow them in -- it’s absolutely endangering American lives and once again shows this administration puts America last and everyone else first.

  2. Michelle Christensen:

    After we took on the project, we had a big powertrain overhaul halfway through the development, originally, the concept had a transverse-mounted, naturally aspirated V6. Then the team decided, ‘ It’s the NSX – that’s not good enough. ’.

  3. Faheem Mujahid:

    If that’s not happening, all the pressure will hit the spine, which is a big no-no, when the transverse abs are engaged properly, it automatically engages the thoracic lumbar fascia [muscle in the lower spine] at the same time, which offers spine protection.

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