Transverse

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized

tɹanzˈvɜːs

Definitions

Anything that is transverse or athwart, such as a road or a ship's web frame.
The longer, or transverse, axis of an ellipse.

Equivalents

Españoltransverso

Françaistransverse

Deutschdiagonal quer gerichtet quer liegendquer-quergerichtet querlaufend querliegend schräg transversal

11 more languages

العربيةمستعرض

Българскинапречен

Češtinapříčný

Suomileikkaava poikittainen poikki-transversaali

Galegotransversal

한국어가로

Latinatransversus

Latviešušķērsenisks šķērss

Polskipoprzeczny

Portuguêstransverso

Русскийпоперечный

CEFR level

C2

Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

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See also

transverse cervical artery transverse colon transverse facial artery transverse flow effect transverse flute transverse plane

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