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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024trans•verse /trænsˈvɜrs, trænz-; ˈtrænsvɜrs, ˈtrænz-/USA pronunciation adj. - extending in a crosswise direction:a transverse beam.
n. [countable] - something transverse.
trans•verse•ly, adv. See -vert-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024trans•verse (trans vûrs′, tranz-; trans′vûrs, tranz′-),USA pronunciation adj. - 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. Cf. end-blown.
- Automotive(of an automotive engine) mounted with the crankshaft oriented sideways.
n. - something that is transverse.
- [Naut.]See web frame.
- [Geom.]See transverse axis.
- a city road that cuts through a park or other area of light traffic;
shortcut.
- Latin trānsversus going or lying across, athwart. See traverse
- 1610–20
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: transverse /trænzˈvɜːs/ adj - crossing from side to side; athwart; crossways
n - a transverse piece or object
Etymology: 16th Century: from Latin transversus, from transvertere to turn across, from trans- + vertere to turntransˈversely adv |