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Definition of: transverse
(trans·vûrs′, tranz-) adjective
1. Lying or being across; athwart.
2. Anat. Placed across the long axis of a part: a transverse muscle.
—noun (also trans′vûrs, tranz′-)
1. That which is transverse
2. Geom. That axis of a conic section which passes through its foci. [<L transversus lying across, pp. of transvertere <trans- across + vertere turn]
—trans·verse′ly adverb
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