TRANSVERSE


Meaning of TRANSVERSE in English

adj. situated, arranged, or acting in a crosswise direction.

Phrases and idioms:

transverse magnet a magnet with poles at the sides and not the ends. transverse wave Physics a wave in which the medium vibrates at right angles to the direction of its propagation.

Derivatives:

transversely adv.

Etymology: L transvertere transvers- turn across (as TRANS-, vertere turn)

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.