transverse[verb]Synonyms: traverse, cross
[adjective]Synonyms: crossing, crosswise, thwart, transversal, traverse
Antonyms: longitudinal
Contrasted words: perpendicular
Related Words: diagonal,
oblique,
across,
crossed [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
trans‧verse /trænzˈvɜːs $ trænsˈvɜːrs/
adjective [no comparative][
Date: 1300-1400;
Language: Latin;
Origin: past participle of transvertere, from vertere 'to turn']
lying or placed across something:
a transverse beam [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲