nounπShareAnything that is transverse or athwart."The fallen tree lay as a dangerous transverse across the road, blocking all traffic. "waypositionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareThe longer, or transverse, axis of an ellipse."The transverse of the oval table stretched across the entire width of the dining room. "mathastronomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo overturn; to change."The unexpected evidence threatened to transverse the judge's initial ruling in the case. "actionwayprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo change from prose into verse, or from verse into prose."The student decided to transverse the Shakespearean sonnet into a modern short story for his English assignment. "languageliteraturewritingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjectiveπShareSituated or lying across; side to side, relative to some defined "forward" direction; identified with movement across areas."The road had a transverse crack running across it, making the ride bumpy. "directionpositionplaceareatechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjectiveπShare(of an intersection) Not tangent: so that a nondegenerate angle is formed between the two things intersecting."The carpenter made a transverse cut across the wooden beam, ensuring it intersected at a clear angle, not just a glancing touch. "mathtechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
