because it is easy to do crosswise than lengthwise
For sewing pattern layout, folds are made along the grain line. Lengthwise center fold would be folding the fabric with selvages together. Crosswise centerfold is folding the fabric at the crosswise grain, that is along the weft threads from selvage to selvage.
I got in trouble for looking at the teacher crosswise. If I get real good at crosswords, I'll be crosswise!
Transverse means crosswise direction.
crosswise communication is any department any positions a person Elyse tack to each other .
The Sliced-Crosswise Only-On-Tuesday World was created in 1971.
transversetransverse
It means going across. For instance, in the letter "T" the upper portion of the letter is going crosswise across the top.
Oblique
transversetransverse
The definition of the word "transverse" is: situated or lying across; crosswise. Some synonyms for "transverse" are: crosswise, transversal, cross, and thwartwise.
It is the square's diagonal.