Transverse
11transverse — (tran svèr s ) adj. 1° Terme d anatomie. Qui est situé en travers. Apophyses transverses, apophyses situées latéralement sur le corps des vertèbres. Artère transverse de la face, branche que la temporale envoie sur le masséter. S. m.… …
12transverse — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Latin transversus, from trans + versus (as in adversus adverse) Date: 15th century 1. acting, lying, or being across ; set crosswise 2. made at right angles to the long axis of the body < a transverse… …
13transverse — transversely, adv. /trans verrs , tranz ; trans verrs, tranz /, adj. 1. lying or extending across or in a cross direction; cross. 2. (of a flute) having a mouth hole in the side of the tube, near its end, across which the player s breath is… …
14transverse — /ˈtrænzvɜs / (say tranzvers), /trænzˈvɜs / (say tranz vers) adjective 1. lying or being across or in a crosswise direction; athwart. 2. (of a flute) held across the body, and having a mouth hole in the side of the tube, near its end, across which …
15transverse — adj. situated, arranged, or acting in a crosswise direction. Phrases and idioms: transverse magnet a magnet with poles at the sides and not the ends. transverse wave Physics a wave in which the medium vibrates at right angles to the direction of… …
16TRANSVERSE — adj. des deux genres Qui est situé en travers. Il s’emploie surtout en termes d’Anatomie. Les apophyses transverses des vertèbres. L’artère transverse de la face …
17Transverse — A horizontal plane passing through the standing body parallel to the ground. For a more complete listing of terms used in medicine for spatial orientation, please see the entry Anatomic Orientation Terms. * * * Crosswise; lying across the long… …
18transverse — trans|verse [trænzˈvə:s US trænsˈvə:rs] adj [no comparative] [Date: 1300 1400; : Latin; Origin: , past participle of transvertere, from vertere to turn ] lying or placed across something ▪ a transverse beam …
19transverse — trans|verse [ ,trænz vɜrs ] adjective placed sideways or at an angle across something: a transverse arch …
20transverse — [[t]trænzvɜ͟ː(r)s[/t]] ADJ: usu ADJ n Transverse is used to describe something that is at right angles to something else …
