TRANSVERSE

transverse. Transverse, a. cross, lying in a cross direction

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Trans‐verse″ (?), a. [[L. transversus, p. p. of transvertere to turn on direct across; trans across + vertere to turn: cf. F. transverse. See Verse, and cf. Traverse.]] Lying or being across, or in a crosswise direction; athwart; — often opposed to longitudinal. Transverse axis (of an ellipse or hyperbola) (Geom.), that axis which passes through the foci. — Transverse partition (Bot.), a partition, as of a pericarp, at right angles with the valves, as in the siliques of mustard.