transverse
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.
Other meanings
Made at right angles to the long axis of the body.
of an intersection Not tangent, so that a nondegenerate angle is formed between the two things intersecting. For the general definition, see Transversality (mathematics)#Definition.
Synonyms
- cross
Related words
- transversectomy
- transverser
- transversostomy
- transverse facial artery
- transverse process
- transverse sinus
- transverse colon
- transverse flow effect
- transverse flute
- transverse rib
- transverse plane
- transverse wave
Word history
From Latin "trānsversus" (turned across; going or lying across or crosswise).
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “transverse” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.