trans·verse (tr ns-vûrs , trnz-, trnsvûrs , trnz-)adj. Situated or lying across; crosswise. n. Something, such as a part or beam, that is transverse. [Latin tr  nsversus, from past participle of trnsvertere, to turn across : trns, trans- + vertere, to turn; see wer-2 in Indo-European roots.]trans·verse ly adv.trans·verse ness n. |
transverse [trænzˈvɜːs]
adj
1. crossing from side to side; athwart; crossways
2. (Mathematics) Geometry denoting the axis that passes through the foci of a hyperbola
3. (Music / Instruments) (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
4. (Astronomy) Astronomy another word for tangential [2]
n
a transverse piece or object
[from Latin transversus, from transvertere to turn across, from trans- + vertere to turn]
transversely adv
transverseness n
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Adj. | 1. |  transverse - 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"crosswise - lying or extending across the length of a thing or in a cross direction; "a crosswise street"; "the crosswise dimension" |
transverse
Translations
transverse
adj → Quer-; muscles → transversal; position → horizontal; engine → quer stehend; transverse beam → Querbalken m; transverse section → Querschnitt m
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