noun🔗ShareTraverse, transversalAnything that is transverse or athwart."The fallen tree lay as a dangerous transverse across the road, blocking all traffic. "L'arbre tombé gisait en travers de la route, comme une traverse dangereuse, bloquant toute circulation.waypositionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAxe transverseThe longer, or transverse, axis of an ellipse."The transverse of the oval table stretched across the entire width of the dining room. "L'axe transverse de la table ovale s'étendait sur toute la largeur de la salle à manger.mathastronomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareRenverser, changerTo overturn; to change."The unexpected evidence threatened to transverse the judge's initial ruling in the case. "Les preuves inattendues menaçaient de renverser la décision initiale du juge dans l'affaire.actionwayprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTransformer en vers, transformer en proseTo 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. "L'étudiant a décidé de transformer le sonnet de Shakespeare en une nouvelle moderne pour son devoir d'anglais.languageliteraturewritingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareTransversal, latéral, de côtéSituated 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. "La route présentait une fissure transversale qui la traversait, rendant la conduite cahoteuse.directionpositionplaceareatechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareTransversal, sécant(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. "Le charpentier a fait une coupe transversale à travers la poutre en bois, s'assurant qu'elle se croisait à un angle clair, et non pas juste une touche superficielle.mathtechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
