( v. i. )
To turn, as on a pivot; to move round; to swivel; as, the needle of a compass traverses; if it does not traverse well, it is an unsafe guide.
( v. i. )
To turn, as on a pivot; to move round; to swivel; as, the needle of a compass traverses; if it does not traverse well, it is an unsafe guide.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary. Пересмотренный полный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012