How to Use transverse in a Sentence

transverse

noun
Definition of transversenext
  • To work the transverse plane, start with your arms straight out in front of you.
    — Jen Murphy, WSJ, 5 Sep. 2020
  • Could a transverse-engine crossover live up to the Range Rover name?
    — Ezra Dyer, Car and Driver, 10 June 2022
  • Sagittal, frontal, and even a little bit of transverse—this workout has it all.
    — Perri O. Blumberg, Men's Health, 26 Oct. 2022
  • Setting it up, however, required a bit of stamina and the help of a taller friend to drape the fabric over the transverse pole.
    — Stephanie Krikorian, WSJ, 11 Aug. 2021
  • Only the longish front overhang hints at the transverse-engine, front-drive setup.
    — Dave Vanderwerp, Car and Driver, 24 Sep. 2020
  • There is another recessed seating area on the foredeck, while a transverse swimming pool takes pride of place on the aft deck.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 3 Oct. 2022
  • News quickly came to light that the illness might be transverse myelitis, though, which was first reported from an anonymous source of The New York Times.
    — Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 9 Sep. 2020
  • More lockable storage is hiding in a transverse tunnel behind the cab.
    — K.c. Colwell, Car and Driver, 2 Feb. 2022
  • There may not be a cut in the film, but except for a couple of lengthy tracking shots (the transverse of no-man’s land comes close to a fun-house ride) the camera does not call attention to itself.
    — Karl Vick, Time, 3 Dec. 2019
  • Over time, transverse plane moves build a tougher, more resilient core that is able to withstand shocks and absorb impact from all directions.
    — Men's Health, 7 July 2023
  • The surgeon inspects the tunnel and then uses a blade attached to the camera to cut the transverse carpal ligament — the roof of the tunnel — to relieve nerve compression.
    — Kristin Karim, M.d., Mayo Foundation For Medical Education and Research, Chicago Tribune, 7 July 2023
  • This was evident in the transverse banding, or strips of cloud cover, that was radiating away from the storm on its northwest side.
    — Matthew Cappucci, Washington Post, 6 Nov. 2020
  • Before canals carved up South Dade, sawgrass marshes that made up transverse glades allowed freshwater to flow in sheets east.
    — Jenny Staletovich, miamiherald, 27 Aug. 2017
  • Both use transverse-mounted turbocharged 2.0-liter inline-fours driving all four wheels.
    — Eric Tingwall, Car and Driver, 8 Oct. 2020
  • View Photos There is one other unique design feature that has a strong chance of making it to production, and that is the subtle transverse blister atop the roof just above the windshield.
    — Dan Edmunds, Car and Driver, 3 Sep. 2023
  • In the lead-up to his exit from the group, Jordison was hospitalized in 2012 and was diagnosed with transverse myelitis, which impacted his legs.
    — Jolie Lash, EW.com, 27 July 2021
  • This move works both the internal and external obliques as well as the transverse and rectus abdominis, says Mansour.
    — Jenny McCoy, SELF, 6 Apr. 2018
  • This exercise works the transverse abdominis, the deepest ab muscle that helps support the low back, and also works with multifidus muscles, the ones that run along the spine.
    — Stephanie Mansour, CNN, 18 Dec. 2020
  • The next year, he was diagnosed with acute transverse myelitis, a spinal cord disorder that led to temporary paralysis.
    — Washington Post, 27 Nov. 2020
  • Its fully independent suspension used Dubonnet-type trailing arms, coil springs, and hydraulic dampers in front and swing axles with transverse leaf springs in back.
    — Gary Witzenburg, Car and Driver, 21 Nov. 2022
  • In particular, The New York Times later reported that the patient had transverse myelitis, which is a rare syndrome that is sometimes caused by viruses.
    — Andy Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune, 10 Sep. 2020
  • The transverse transmission leaves more space under the car’s rear, so the diffuser ramps upward at a steeper angle, contributing to the 74 percent increase in rear downforce.
    — Dan Carney, Popular Science, 3 Apr. 2023
  • This five-minute Pilates routine works the deepest abdominal muscles, the transverse abdominis, which help support the low back and core.
    — Stephanie Mansour, CNN, 23 Sep. 2020
  • Flying Fox’s many extras include a 40-foot transverse main deck pool and a bridge deck open-air cooking station, with a rotisserie, teppanyaki grill and pizza oven.
    — Howard Walker, Robb Report, 13 Aug. 2021
  • That includes the transverse abdominis, one of the deepest abdominal muscles, which wraps around the lower torso like a girdle.
    — Hayden Carpenter, Outside Online, 16 May 2021
  • Along with your rectus abdominis, the hollow hold hits your transverse abdominis (your deepest core muscles), plus your lower back, and a little bit of your obliques.
    — Christa Sgobba, SELF, 5 Dec. 2022
  • For example, someone with a transverse vaginal septum, meaning they’re born with a wall of tissue that separates parts of the vagina6, might not menstruate or have a hard time inserting a tampon.
    — SELF, 25 Feb. 2022
  • Your core also includes your deep stabilizing muscles called the transverse abdominis, your hips, lower back, and pelvic floor.
    — Amy Marturana Winderl, SELF, 3 Mar. 2022
  • There's nothing particularly interesting about the control-arm front and beam-axle rear suspension other than the transverse leaf spring that suspends the front.
    — Tony Quiroga, Car and Driver, 22 May 2022
  • In rare instances, vaccines have triggered cases of transverse myelitis; although it can also be caused by viral infections.
    — Adam Feuerstein, STAT, 9 Sep. 2020

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