transverse
transverse · transverses
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Anything that is transverse or athwart, such as a road or a ship's web frameAnything that is transverse or athwart, such as a road or a ship's web frame.
US/tɹænzvˈɝs/
Translations
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2 sensesAnything that is transverse or athwart, such as a road or a ship's web frame.
The longer, or transverse, axis of an ellipse.
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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Forms
plural: transverses| Singular | transverse |
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See also
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