transverse
pronunciation
How to pronounce transverse in British English:
UK [ˈtrænzvɜ:s]
How to pronounce transverse in American English:
US [ˈtrænzvɜrs]
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- Adjective:
- extending or lying across; in a crosswise direction; at right angles to the long axis
Word Origin
- transverse (adj.)
- "lying across," early 15c. (earlier transversary, c. 1400), from Latin transversus "turned or directed across," past participle of transvertere "turn across," from trans- "across" (see trans-) + vertere "to turn" (see versus). The verb transvert is recorded from late 14c.
Example
- 1. Fit diagonal arm on the transverse control arm .
- 2. Fit transverse strut if necessary .
- 3. Fit transverse struts and diagonal braces .
- 4. These are propellers mounted in transverse tunnels in the hull , to help position the craft and hold her stable while alongside a rig .
- 5. New instruments were developed specifically the recorder the transverse flute oboe and bassoon .