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
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To measure your iPad, measure across the screen diagonally from corner to corner.—
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Gazing toward Mathieu diagonally across the room in December 2019, receiver Sammy Watkins considered how Mathieu’s spirit resonated.—
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“Transversely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/transversely. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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