transverse
Situated or lying acrossSituated or lying across; side to side, relative to some defined "forward" direction; perpendicular or slanted relative to the "forward" direction; identified with movement across areas.
Meaning
4 senses(not comparable)Situated or lying across; side to side, relative to some defined "forward" direction; perpendicular or slanted relative to the "forward" direction; identified with movement across areas.
querliegend, quer liegend, quergerichtet
попере́чныйpoperéčnyj
extending or lying across; in a crosswise direction; at right angles to the long axis
(not comparable)Made at right angles to the long axis of the body.
(not comparable)(of an intersection) Not tangent, so that a nondegenerate angle is formed between the two things intersecting. (For the general definition, see Transversality (mathematics) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia )
transversal
(not comparable, obsolete)Not in direct line of descent; collateral.
Translations
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Origin
Late Middle English, from Latin trānsversus (“turned across; going or lying across or crosLate Middle English, from Latin trānsversus (“turned across; going or lying across or crosswise”). Doublet of transversal.
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Synonyms
3 synonyms- extending or lying across; in a crosswise direction; at right angles to the long axis:crosstransversalthwartwise