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Definition of Transverse
Transverse

Lying or being across, or in a crosswise direction; athwart; -- often opposed to longitudinal.

Anything that is transverse or athwart.

The longer, or transverse, axis of an ellipse.

To overturn; to change.

To change from prose into verse, or from verse into prose.

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Transverse Translations

transverse in Dutch is dwars
transverse in German is quer laufend
transverse in Portuguese is transversal


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