HomeServicesBlogDictionariesContactSpanish Course
← Back to search

Meaning of transverse process | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

Either of the two bony processes of a vertebra that project laterally from the neural arch at the junction of a pedicle and lamina and that provide attachment for muscles and ligaments concerned especially with rotation, lateral flexion, and stability of the spinal column.

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

See also

Learn this word in context

See transverse process used in real conversations inside our free language course.

Start Free Course