Transverse
adjective
Going across or being in a crosswise direction; at right angles to the long axis.
The transverse beams support the roof of the house.
Often appears as...
- transverse beam
- transverse axis
noun
A structure, muscle, or plane that is transverse in position.
The transverse of the colon is the middle part of the colon.
Often appears as...
- transverse colon
- transverse process
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Technical
noun
A wave vibrating at right angles to the direction of its propagation.
Light waves are transverse waves because they vibrate at a right angle to their direction of motion.
Often appears as...
- transverse wave
- transverse vibration
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Academic
adjective
Involving or being any property or theorem involving intersecting lines, angles or planes.
The transverse axis of a hyperbola is the line that passes through its vertices.
Often appears as...
- transverse axis
- transverse line
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Academic
adjective
Going across or being in a crosswise direction; at right angles to the long axis.
The transverse beams support the roof of the house.
Often appears as...
- transverse beam
- transverse axis
noun
A structure, muscle, or plane that is transverse in position.
The transverse of the colon is the middle part of the colon.
Often appears as...
- transverse colon
- transverse process
Usage tips
Technical
noun
A wave vibrating at right angles to the direction of its propagation.
Light waves are transverse waves because they vibrate at a right angle to their direction of motion.
Often appears as...
- transverse wave
- transverse vibration
Usage tips
Academic
adjective
Involving or being any property or theorem involving intersecting lines, angles or planes.
The transverse axis of a hyperbola is the line that passes through its vertices.
Often appears as...
- transverse axis
- transverse line
Usage tips
Academic
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/2Physical Crossing
Used to describe something that crosses or intersects another object at a right angle.
The map showed all the transverse roads in the city.
Pro Tip 2/2Not Longitudinal
'Transverse' is the opposite of longitudinal, which runs parallel to the long axis.
The transverse beams contrast the longitudinal beams in the ceiling design.
Pro Tip 1/2Physical Crossing
Used to describe something that crosses or intersects another object at a right angle.
The map showed all the transverse roads in the city.
Pro Tip 2/2Not Longitudinal
'Transverse' is the opposite of longitudinal, which runs parallel to the long axis.
The transverse beams contrast the longitudinal beams in the ceiling design.
Pro Tip 1/2Physical Crossing
Used to describe something that crosses or intersects another object at a right angle.
The map showed all the transverse roads in the city.
Pro Tip 2/2Not Longitudinal
'Transverse' is the opposite of longitudinal, which runs parallel to the long axis.
The transverse beams contrast the longitudinal beams in the ceiling design.
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Video examples
How to tie your shoes PIPE...
and simply go the other direction around the bow, we get this, the strong form of the knot. And if you pull the cords under the knot, you will see that the bow orients itself along the transverse axis of the shoe. This is a stronger knot. It will come untied less often.
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What causes constipation?...
Constipation arises in the colon, also known as the large intestine. This muscular organ is split into four the ascending, transverse, descending, and sigmoid colon, which connects with the rectum and anus.
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Why Moths are Obsessed...
of fatal attraction the theory is that these primarily nocturnal insects have evolved to travel by the light of the moon and the stars this way of travel is called transverse
Video examples
How to tie your shoes PIPE...
and simply go the other direction around the bow, we get this, the strong form of the knot. And if you pull the cords under the knot, you will see that the bow orients itself along the transverse axis of the shoe. This is a stronger knot. It will come untied less often.
Video examples
What causes constipation?...
Constipation arises in the colon, also known as the large intestine. This muscular organ is split into four the ascending, transverse, descending, and sigmoid colon, which connects with the rectum and anus.
Video examples
Why Moths are Obsessed...
of fatal attraction the theory is that these primarily nocturnal insects have evolved to travel by the light of the moon and the stars this way of travel is called transverse
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Quote examples
Rainer Weiss
American Physicist
The waves travel with the velocity of light and slightly squeeze and stretch space transverse to the direction of their motion. The first waves we measured came from the collision of two black holes each about 30 times the mass of our sun.
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Joey Jordison
American Musician
I got really, really sick with a horrible disease called transverse myelitis; I lost my legs. I couldn't play anymore. It was a form of multiple sclerosis, which I wouldn't wish on my worst enemy.
Quote examples
Joey Jordison
American Musician
I got over the transverse myelitis stuff; I'm walking great, and I'm playing faster; I mean, I'm just playing all the time. I have to, just as exercise.
Quote examples
Rainer Weiss
American Physicist
The waves travel with the velocity of light and slightly squeeze and stretch space transverse to the direction of their motion. The first waves we measured came from the collision of two black holes each about 30 times the mass of our sun.
Quote examples
Joey Jordison
American Musician
I got really, really sick with a horrible disease called transverse myelitis; I lost my legs. I couldn't play anymore. It was a form of multiple sclerosis, which I wouldn't wish on my worst enemy.
Quote examples
Joey Jordison
American Musician
I got over the transverse myelitis stuff; I'm walking great, and I'm playing faster; I mean, I'm just playing all the time. I have to, just as exercise.
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