Definition of TRANSVERSE

transverse

Plural: transverses

Adjective Satellite

  • extending or lying across; in a crosswise direction; at right angles to the long axis
    • "from the transverse hall the stairway ascends gracefully"
    • "transverse colon"

Adj

  • Situated or lying across; side to side, relative to some defined "forward" direction; perpendicular or slanted relative to the "forward" direction; identified with movement across areas.
  • Made at right angles to the long axis of the body.
  • (of an intersection) Not tangent, so that a nondegenerate angle is formed between the two things intersecting. (For the general definition, see Transversality (mathematics) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia.)
  • Not in direct line of descent; collateral.

Noun

  • Anything that is transverse or athwart, such as a road or a ship's web frame.
  • The longer, or transverse, axis of an ellipse.

Verb

  • To lie or run across; to cross.
  • To traverse or thwart.
  • To overturn.
  • To alter or transform.
  • To change from prose into verse, or from verse into prose.

Origin / Etymology

Late Middle English, from Latin trānsversus (“turned across; going or lying across or crosswise”). Doublet of transversal.

Antonyms

longitudinal

Scrabble Score: 13

transverse: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
transverse: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
transverse: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 15

transverse: valid Words With Friends Word