GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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   Transverse , a. [L. transversus, p. p.  of transvertere to turn on direct across; trans across + vertere to turn: cf. F. transverse. See Verse, and cf. Traverse.] Lying or being across, or in a crosswise direction; athwart; -- often opposed to longitudinal.
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   Transverse axis (of an ellipse or hyperbola) (Geom.), that axis which passes through the foci. -- Transverse partition (Bot.), a partition, as of a pericarp, at right angles with the valves, as in the siliques of mustard.
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   Transverse , n.
   Anything that is transverse or athwart.
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   (Geom.) The longer, or transverse, axis of an ellipse.
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   Transverse , v. t. [imp. & p. p. Transversed ; p. pr. & vb. n. Transversing.] To overturn; to change. [R.]
   C. Leslie.
   
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   Transverse, v. t. [Pref. trans- + verse, n.  Cf.Transpose.] To change from prose into verse, or from verse into prose. [Obs.]
   Duke of Buckingham.
   
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