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transversely

trans·verse
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [trans-vurs, tranz-; trans-vurs, tranz-]
    • /trænsˈvɜrs, trænz-; ˈtræns vɜrs, ˈtrænz-/
    • /trænzˈvɜːs.li/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [trans-vurs, tranz-; trans-vurs, tranz-]
    • /trænsˈvɜrs, trænz-; ˈtræns vɜrs, ˈtrænz-/

Definitions of transversely word

  • adjective transversely lying or extending across or in a cross direction; cross. 1
  • adjective transversely (of a flute) having a mouth hole in the side of the tube, near its end, across which the player's breath is directed. Compare end-blown. 1
  • adjective transversely (of an automotive engine) mounted with the crankshaft oriented sideways. 1
  • noun transversely something that is transverse. 1
  • noun transversely Nautical. web frame. 1
  • noun transversely Geometry. transverse axis. 1

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Origin of transversely

First appearance:

before 1610
One of the 40% oldest English words
First recorded in 1610-20, transverse is from the Latin word trānsversus going or lying across, athwart. See traverse

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Parts of speech for Transversely

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

transversely popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 86% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 59% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

transversely usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for transversely

prep transversely

  • across — If someone or something goes across a place or a boundary, they go from one side of it to the other.

adj transversely

  • aslant — at a slant
  • contrariwise — from a contrasting point of view; on the other hand
  • crossways — crosswise.
  • crosswise — Crosswise means diagonally across something.
  • horizontally — at right angles to the vertical; parallel to level ground.

adjective transversely

  • athwart — transversely; from one side to another
  • crossing — A crossing is a journey by boat or ship to a place on the other side of a sea, river, or lake.

preposition transversely

  • cross — If you cross something such as a room, a road, or an area of land or water, you move or travel to the other side of it. If you cross to a place, you move or travel over a room, road, or area of land or water in order to reach that place.
  • crossed — angry and annoyed; ill-humored; snappish: Don't be cross with me. Synonyms: petulant, fractious, irascible, waspish, crabbed, churlish, sulky, cantankerous, cranky, ill-tempered, impatient, irritable, fretful, touchy, testy. Antonyms: good-natured, good-humored; agreeable.

adverb transversely

  • diagonally — Mathematics. connecting two nonadjacent angles or vertices of a polygon or polyhedron, as a straight line. extending from one edge of a solid figure to an opposite edge, as a plane.

Antonyms for transversely

adjective transversely

  • lengthwise — In a direction parallel with a thing's length.

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