English English Dictionary

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Result for Transverse

Transverse (a.)

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

Transverse (n.)

Anything that is transverse or athwart.

Transverse (n.)

The longer, or transverse, axis of an ellipse.

Transverse (v. t.)

To overturn; to change.

Transverse (v. t.)

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