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Meaning oftraversein English

traverse

Pluraltraverses
Past Tensetraversed
Participle Verbtraversing
Third Person Singulartraverses

Definitions

Verb
1. to travel across difficult terrain; overcoming obstacles
  The hikers had to traverse the rocky mountain trail.
2. to travel across (difficult conditions)
  The rescue team had to traverse the dense forest to reach the injured hiker.
3. to lay or cross something in a diagonal direction
  The engineer will traverse the area to lay the pipeline diagonally.
4. to carefully survey or examine something
  To ensure safety, the team will carefully traverse the entire system.
5. to explore or visit all parts thoroughly; in computing
  The programmer will traverse the code to identify all errors.
6. to formally deny (a statement or allegation)
  The lawyer will traverse the plaintiff's statement to refute the claims.
7. to move or cross at a wide angle; safely
  The hikers decided to traverse the wide river by using the shallow point.
8. to cut or plane across a slope or grain
  The carpenter needs to traverse the wood to create a smooth surface.
9. to climb at an angle across a steep slope
  The experienced climber knows how to traverse the rocky face at a 45-degree angle.
10. to climb or descend a steep slope at an angle
  The climbers learned to traverse the steep slope at a 45-degree angle.
Noun
1. a series of measured points for surveying reference
  The surveyor used a traverse to establish reference points for the construction project.
2. a zigzag course (nautical); compound route
  The sailor plotted a traverse to navigate through the narrow channel.
3. a line across a figure (geometry)
  In geometry, a traverse is a line that intersects a figure at two distinct points.
4. a gallery for side-to-side communication in buildings
  The building has a traverse that allows people to walk between wings.
5. a formal denial of alleged facts in legal proceedings
  The defendant's lawyer filed a traverse to refute the accusations.
6. a climbing route with different ascent and descent paths
  The mountain guide planned a traverse route to avoid the steep cliff.
7. a defensive trench (military); prevents enfilade
  The military engineer designed a traverse to protect the soldiers from enemy fire.