transverse
[ trans-vurs, tranz-; trans-vurs, tranz- ]
/ trænsˈvɜrs, trænz-; ˈtræns vɜrs, ˈtrænz- /
adjective
lying or extending across or in a cross direction; cross.
(of a flute) having a mouth hole in the side of the tube, near its end, across which the player's breath is directed.
Compare end-blown.
(of an automotive engine) mounted with the crankshaft oriented sideways.
noun
Origin of transverse
First recorded in 1610–20,
transverse is from the Latin word
trānsversus going or lying across, athwart. See
traverse
OTHER WORDS FROM transverse
trans·verse·ly, adverb sub·trans·verse, adjective sub·trans·verse·ly, adverbWords nearby transverse
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British Dictionary definitions for transversely
transverse
/ (trænzˈvɜːs) /
adjective
crossing from side to side; athwart; crossways
geometry
denoting the axis that passes through the foci of a hyperbola
(of a flute, etc) held almost at right angles to the player's mouth, so that the breath passes over a hole in the side to create a vibrating air column within the tube of the instrument
astronomy another word for tangential (def. 2)
noun
a transverse piece or object
Derived forms of transverse
transversely, adverb transverseness, nounWord Origin for transverse
C16: from Latin
transversus, from
transvertere to turn across, from
trans- +
vertere to turn
Medical definitions for transversely
transverse
[ trăns-vûrs′, trănz-, trăns′vûrs′, trănz′- ]
adj.
Lying across the long axis of the body or of a part.