adj.
Situated or lying across; crosswise.
n.
Something, such as a part or beam, that is transverse.
[Latin trānsversus, from past participle of trānsvertere, to turn across : trāns, trans- + vertere, to turn.]
transversely trans·verse'ly adv.transverseness trans·verse'ness n.
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