transverse

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.

To cross from side to side.

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adjective

Situated or lying across: crossing, crosswise, thwart, transversal, traverse. See horizontal/vertical/change of position.

adj

At right angles to the long axis of any common part.

In anatomy, situated at right angles to the longitudinal axis of the body or an organ.

Extending from side to side; situated at right angles to the long axis.

• t. ligaments
• t. trabeculae — see growth arrest line.
• t. tubules — structures in myofibers which run transversely to the long axis of the myofibrils in skeletal and cardiac muscle. They are filled with basal lamina material and are part of the communication system of muscle fibers and provide a means for the passage of action potentials into the depths of the fibers. The tubules are invaginations of the sarcolemma.

IN BRIEF: Extending or lying across.

To make the raft, we laid down the second set of beams transverse to the first.

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - tvær-
n. - tværgående

idioms:

• transverse magnet    tværmagnet
• transverse wave    tværbølge

Nederlands (Dutch)
transversaal (overdwars)

Français (French)
adj. - transversal
n. - transversale, axe transverse, droite sécante

idioms:

• transverse magnet    aimant transversal
• transverse wave    vague transversale

Deutsch (German)
adj. - quer, Quer-
n. - Querstück

idioms:

• transverse magnet    Transversalmagnet
• transverse wave    Querwelle

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - εγκάρσιος
n. - τραβέρσα

idioms:

• transverse magnet    εγκάρσιος μαγνήτης
• transverse wave    εγκάρσιο κύμα

Italiano (Italian)
trasversale

idioms:

• transverse magnet    magnete trasversale
• transverse wave    onda trasversale

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - transverso (m)
n. - transversal (m)

idioms:

• transverse magnet    magneto transversal (m)
• transverse wave    onda transversal (f)

Русский (Russian)
поперечный, косой, перелагать в стихи

idioms:

• transverse magnet    магнит с полюсами по бокам
• transverse wave    (физ.) боковая волна

Español (Spanish)
adj. - transversal
n. - transversal

idioms:

• transverse magnet    magneto transversal
• transverse wave    onda transversal

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - tvärgående, tvärställd, tvär-, transversal
n. - tvärmuskel

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
横的, 横向的, 横断物

idioms:

• transverse magnet    横向磁体, 磁铁
• transverse wave    横波

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 橫的, 橫向的
n. - 橫斷物

idioms:

• transverse magnet    橫向磁體, 磁鐵
• transverse wave    橫波

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 가로의, 횡단의, 가로 지르는
n. - 횡단물, 횡근, 횡축

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 横切る, 横断する
adj. - 横の, 横断した

idioms:

• transverse magnet    磁極が横側辺にある磁石
• transverse wave    横波

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) مستعرض (الاسم) شئ مستعرض‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮רוחבי, מונח לרוחב‬
n. - ‮דבר המונח לרוחב‬

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