transversely

as in diagonally
in a line or direction running from corner to corner the coat of arms had a line of white horses running transversely from one corner to another on a blue background

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diagonally
Adverb
  • But pulling the unit back farther could yield a viewing rectangle that stretches 150 inches diagonally.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 1 July 2025
  • The developer plans to build a new collector road, North San Marco Way, which would diagonally cross the development on the north side of Franklin Road between Black Cat and Ten Mile roads, but expects that this new road would not have been enough to generate the necessary visibility.
    Marcus Dorsey, Idaho Statesman, 20 Mar. 2025
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“Transversely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/transversely. Accessed 14 Jul. 2025.

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