transverseadjective
uk/trænzˈvɜːs/us/trænsˈvɝːs/specializedin a position or direction that is at an angle of 90° to something else:
The main roof beams are given extra support by the smaller transverse beams.
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Geometry: describing angles, lines & orientations
- alternate angle
- angle of incidence
- antinode
- asymptote
- asymptotic
- axial
- erect
- horizontal
- oblique
- parallel
- plumb
- prominent
- reflection
- right angle
- secant
- slant
- supplementary angle
- tangent
- tangential
- transversal
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