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Meaning of
transverse
in English
transverse
#uncommon
Past Tense
transversed
Participle Verb
transversing
Third Person Singular
transverses
Definitions
Adjective
across
something
;
side
to
side
The
road
ran
transverse
to
the
railway
tracks
.
at
right
angles
to
the
body's
long
axis
The
transverse
abdominal
muscle
supports
the
spine
.
forming
a
nondegenerate
angle
;
not
tangent
The
transverse
axis
of
the
plane
is
perpendicular
to
its
longitudinal
axis
.
not
in
direct
line
of
descent
;
collateral
The
transverse
relationship
between
the
cousins
is
evident
in
their
family
tree
.
Noun
the
longer
axis
of
an
ellipse
(
in
geometry
)
The
engineer
calculated
the
length
of
the
transverse
in
the
elliptical
shape
.
