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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024tra•verse /v. trəˈvɜrs, ˈtrævɚs; n., adj. ˈtrævɚs, trəˈvɜrs/USA pronunciation v., -versed, -vers•ing, n., adj. v. [~ + object] - to move over, along, through, or across (a hill, etc.), as at an angle:The skiers traversed the side of the mountain.
- to extend over:A bridge traverses the stream.
n. [countable] trav•erse. - the act of traversing.
- something that traverses.
adj. trav•erse. - lying, extending, or passing across;
transverse.
See -vert-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024trav•erse (trav′ərs, trə vûrs′),USA pronunciation v., -ersed, -ers•ing, n., adj. v.t. - to pass or move over, along, or through.
- to go to and fro over or along.
- to extend across or over:A bridge traverses the stream.
- to go up, down, or across (a rope, mountain, hill, etc.) at an angle:The climbers traversed the east face of the mountain.
- Sportto ski across (a hill or slope).
- to cause to move laterally.
- to look over, examine, or consider carefully;
review; survey. - to go counter to;
obstruct; thwart. - to contradict or deny.
- [Law.]
- (in the law of pleading) to deny formally (an allegation of fact set forth in a previous pleading).
- to join issue upon.
- to turn and point (a gun) in any direction.
v.i. - to pass along or go across something;
cross:a point in the river where we could traverse. - Sportto ski across a hill or slope on a diagonal.
- to turn laterally, as a gun.
- [Fencing.]to glide the blade toward the hilt of the contestant's foil while applying pressure to the blade.
n. - the act of passing across, over, or through.
- something that crosses, obstructs, or thwarts;
obstacle. - a transversal or similar line.
- a place where one may traverse or cross;
crossing. - [Archit.]a transverse gallery or loft of communication in a church or other large building.
- a bar, strip, rod, or other structural part placed or extending across;
crosspiece; crossbar. - a railing, lattice, or screen serving as a barrier.
- [Naut.]
- the zigzag track of a vessel compelled by contrary winds or currents to sail on different courses.
- each of the runs in a single direction made in such sailing.
- [Fort.]
- a defensive barrier, parapet, or the like, placed transversely.
- a defensive barrier thrown across the terreplein or the covered way of a fortification to protect it from enfilade fire.
- [Gunnery.]the horizontal turning of a gun so as to make it point in any required direction.
- [Mach.]
- the motion of a lathe tool or grinding wheel along a piece of work.
- a part moving along a piece of work in this way, as the carriage of a lathe.
- Surveyinga series of intersecting surveyed lines whose lengths and angles of intersection, measured at instrument stations, are recorded graphically on a map and in numerical form in data tables. Cf. closed traverse.
- [Law.]a formal denial of some matter of fact alleged by the other side.
adj. - lying, extending, or passing across;
transverse.
- Latin trānsversum passage across, neuter of trānsversus)
- Latin trānsversa something lying across, feminine of trānsversus) and travers (
- Middle French traverse (
- Late Latin trānsversāre, derivative of Latin trānsversus (see trans-, versus); (noun, nominal) Middle English travers(e)
- Middle French traverser to cross
- (verb, verbal) Middle English traversen 1250–1300
tra•vers ′a•ble, adj. tra•vers ′al, n. tra•vers ′er, n. - 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged cross.
- 9.See corresponding entry in Unabridged gainsay, dispute, challenge.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: traverse /ˈtrævɜːs; trəˈvɜːs/ vb - to pass or go over or back and forth over (something); cross
- (transitive) to go against; oppose; obstruct
- to move or cause to move sideways or crosswise
- (transitive) to extend or reach across
- to turn (an artillery gun) laterally on its pivot or mount or (of an artillery gun) to turn laterally
- (transitive) to look over or examine carefully
- (transitive) to deny (an allegation of fact), as in pleading
- to move across (a face) horizontally
n - something being or lying across, such as a transom
- a gallery or loft inside a building that crosses it
- an obstruction or hindrance
- a protective bank or other barrier across a trench or rampart
- a railing, screen, or curtain
- the act or an instance of traversing or crossing
- a path or road across
- the zigzag course of a vessel tacking frequently
- the formal denial of a fact alleged in the opposite party's pleading
- a survey consisting of a series of straight lines, the length of each and the angle between them being measured
- a horizontal move across a face
adj - being or lying across; transverse
Etymology: 14th Century: from Old French traverser, from Late Latin trānsversāre, from Latin trānsversus transversetraˈversal n ˈtraverser n |