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trans·verse
(trăns-vûrs′, trănz-, trăns′vûrs′, trănz′-)adj.
Situated or lying across; crosswise.
n.
Something, such as a part or beam, that is transverse.
[Latin trānsversus, from past participle of trānsvertere, to turn across : trāns, trans- + vertere, to turn; see wer- in Indo-European roots.]
trans·verse′ly adv.
trans·verse′ness n.
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| Adv. | 1. | transversely - in a transverse manner; "they were cut transversely" |
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transversely - in a transverse manner; "they were cut transversely"