trans·verse
tran(t)s-ˈvərs 
tranz-ˈvərs,
ˈtran(t)s-ˌvərs,
ˈtranz-ˌvərs
1
: acting, lying, or being across : set crosswise
2
: made at right angles to the long axis of the body
a transverse section
transversely
adverb
trans·verse
ˈtran(t)s-ˌvərs
ˈtranz-
ˈtranz-
: something (such as a piece, section, or part) that is transverse
Examples of transverse in a Sentence
Adjective
The surgeon made a transverse incision across her abdomen.
Recent Examples on the Web
Csaba Csere, Car and Driver, 7 Sep. 2023
View Photos But there was, Kim believed, a gap in the market for a mid-engined sports coupe, built around a transverse powertrain from a modern front-drive sedan.
—Ray Hutton, Car and Driver, 18 Aug. 2023
Anju Goel, Verywell Health, 9 May 2024
Bird dog The bird dog (thought to be named after the pointing position of hunting dogs) works your posterior kinetic chain muscles: the erector spinae, rectus abdominis, transverse abdominis, upper back and shoulders, hamstrings, calves and glutes.
—Melanie Radzicki McManus, CNN, 28 Mar. 2024
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Adjective
In front, the design philosophy is similar, with unequal-length control arms and a transverse plastic leaf spring mounted to another large cast-aluminum subframe.
—Csaba Csere, Car and Driver, 7 Sep. 2023
View Photos But there was, Kim believed, a gap in the market for a mid-engined sports coupe, built around a transverse powertrain from a modern front-drive sedan.
—Ray Hutton, Car and Driver, 18 Aug. 2023
Noun
There were three cases of transverse myelitis—a condition where there is spinal cord inflammation—in people who received the vaccine.
—Anju Goel, Verywell Health, 9 May 2024
Bird dog The bird dog (thought to be named after the pointing position of hunting dogs) works your posterior kinetic chain muscles: the erector spinae, rectus abdominis, transverse abdominis, upper back and shoulders, hamstrings, calves and glutes.
—Melanie Radzicki McManus, CNN, 28 Mar. 2024
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transverse
adjective
trans·verse
tran(t)s-ˈvərs
tranz-
tranz-
ˈtran(t)s-ˌ,
ˈtranz-ˌ
1
: acting, lying, or being across : set crosswise
2
: made at right angles to the long axis of the body
a transverse section
transversely
adverb
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