adj
transverse
adj
1
Lying or placed crosswise, at an angle to the main direction.
"The bridge has transverse beams supporting the roadway."
2
Running at right angles to the long axis of the body.
"The scan showed a transverse section of the patient's abdomen."
noun
1
Something lying crosswise, such as a beam or road.
"A wooden transverse braced the frame of the old barn."
How to Use Transverse
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishCrosswise, running at an angle to the main line or axis of something.
Common pairings
transverse beam
transverse section
transverse axis
Word Forms
transversed past tense, transverses plural, transverses singular
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Etymology
From Latin transversus, "turned across," a doublet of "transversal."