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Transverse

Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective

Meaning

Situated or lying across; side to side, relative to some defined "forward" direction; perpendicular or slanted relative to the "forward" direction; identified with movement across areas..

Definitions by Sense

Situated or lying across; side to side, relative to some defined "forward" direction; perpendicular or slanted relative to the "forward" direction; identified with movement across areas.
(anatomy) Made at right angles to the long axis of the body.
(geometry) (of an intersection) Not tangent, so that a nondegenerate angle is formed between the two things intersecting. (For the general definition, see Transversality (mathematics) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia .)
(obsolete) Not in direct line of descent; collateral.
Anything that is transverse or athwart, such as a road or a ship's web frame.
(geometry) The longer, or transverse, axis of an ellipse.
To lie or run across; to cross.
To traverse or thwart.

Example Sentences

The units have transverse seats, two and three astride the passageway with single or double longitudinal seats alongside the two entrance vestibules in each car.

Unlike the older trains, the new units have walk-through carriages and longitudinal rather than transverse seating.

And so long shall her censures, when justly passed, have their effect: how then can they be altered or transversed, suspended or superseded, by a temporal government, that must vanish and come to nothing?

In love, it is said, all stratagems are fair, and many little ladies transverse the axiom by applying it to discover the secrets of their friends.

Bayes: Why, thus, Sir; nothing so easy when understood; I take a book in my hand, either at home or elsewhere, for that's all one, if there be any wit in't, as there is no book but has some, I transverse it; that is, if it be prose, put it into verse, (but that takes up some time) and if it be verse, put it into prose.

Word Forms

transverses
transversing
transversed

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When Should You Use Transverse?

Use transverse when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What does transverse mean?

Transverse means Situated or lying across; side to side, relative to some defined "forward" direction; perpendicular or slanted relative to the "forward" direction; identified with movement across areas..

What is a synonym for transverse?

Common synonyms include cross, transversal, crosswise, thwartwise.

What is the opposite of transverse?

Possible antonyms include longitudinal.

How do you use transverse in a sentence?

The units have transverse seats, two and three astride the passageway with single or double longitudinal seats alongside the two entrance vestibules in each car.

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Definitions by Sense

Situated or lying across; side to side, relative to some defined "forward" direction; perpendicular or slanted relative to the "forward" direction; identified with movement across areas.

(anatomy) Made at right angles to the long axis of the body.

(geometry) (of an intersection) Not tangent, so that a nondegenerate angle is formed between the two things intersecting. (For the general definition, see Transversality (mathematics) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia .)

(obsolete) Not in direct line of descent; collateral.

Anything that is transverse or athwart, such as a road or a ship's web frame.

(geometry) The longer, or transverse, axis of an ellipse.

To lie or run across; to cross.

To traverse or thwart.

Example Sentences

The units have transverse seats, two and three astride the passageway with single or double longitudinal seats alongside the two entrance vestibules in each car.

Unlike the older trains, the new units have walk-through carriages and longitudinal rather than transverse seating.

And so long shall her censures, when justly passed, have their effect: how then can they be altered or transversed, suspended or superseded, by a temporal government, that must vanish and come to nothing?

In love, it is said, all stratagems are fair, and many little ladies transverse the axiom by applying it to discover the secrets of their friends.

Bayes: Why, thus, Sir; nothing so easy when understood; I take a book in my hand, either at home or elsewhere, for that's all one, if there be any wit in't, as there is no book but has some, I transverse it; that is, if it be prose, put it into verse, (but that takes up some time) and if it be verse, put it into prose.

Frequently Asked Questions

What does transverse mean?

What is a synonym for transverse?

Common synonyms include cross, transversal, crosswise, thwartwise.

What is the opposite of transverse?

Possible antonyms include longitudinal.

How do you use transverse in a sentence?

The units have transverse seats, two and three astride the passageway with single or double longitudinal seats alongside the two entrance vestibules in each car.

Sources & Attribution

FreeDictionaryAPI.com / Wiktionary · Original source · CC BY-SA 4.0

Dictionary data is provided by FreeDictionaryAPI.com and sourced from Wiktionary under its stated license.