transverse
adjective/ˈtrænzvɜːs/
/ˈtrænzvɜːrs/
[usually before noun] (specialist)- placed across something synonym diagonal
- A transverse bar joins the two posts.
Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin transversus ‘turned across’, past participle of transvertere, from trans- ‘across’ + vertere ‘to turn’.Want to learn more?
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