TRANSVERSE


Meaning of TRANSVERSE in English

[ tranz'və:s , trα:nz- , -ns- ]

■ adjective situated or extending across something.

Derivatives

~ly adverb

Origin

ME: from L. transversus , transvertere 'turn across'.

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