What is the meaning of transverse?

adjective

  • Extending or lying across; in a crosswise direction; at right angles to the long axis.
    • usage: "cross members should be all steel"; "from the transverse hall the stairway ascends gracefully"; "transversal vibrations"; "transverse colon"
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