[trans.verse] adj [L transversus, fr. trans- + -versus (as in adversus adverse)] (1621) 1: acting, lying, or being across: set crosswise
2: made at right angles to the anterior-posterior axis of the body "a ~ section" -- trans.verse.ly adv
[2]trans.verse n (ca. 1633): something (as a piece, section, or part) that is transverse