transverse

¹trans·verse

adj
\tran(t)s-ˈvərs, tranz-, ˈtran(t)s-ˌ, ˈtranz-ˌ\

Definition of TRANSVERSE

1

: acting, lying, or being across : set crosswise

2

: made at right angles to the long axis of the body <a transverse section>

— trans·verse·ly adverb

Examples of TRANSVERSE

1. The surgeon made a transverse incision across her abdomen.

Origin of TRANSVERSE

Middle English, from Latin transversus, from trans- + -versus (as in adversus adverse)

First Known Use: 15th century

Rhymes with TRANSVERSE

adverse, amerce, asperse, averse, coerce, commerce, converse, cutpurse, disburse, disperse, diverse, dry nurse, free verse, immerse, inverse, Nez Percé, obverse, perverse, rehearse, reverse, scrub nurse, sesterce, submerse, traverse, wet nurse