Origin: Latin prefix trans-
Transverse has 4 different meanings across 1 category:
Anything that is transverse or athwart.
"The rope was tied to a transverse pole stretched across the entrance of the barn."
To lie or run across; to cross.
"The transverse beam runs straight across the room, dividing it into two separate sections."
extending or lying across; in a crosswise direction; at right angles to the long axis
"cross members should be all steel"
"from the transverse hall the stairway ascends gracefully"
"transversal vibrations"
"transverse colon"
Situated or lying across; side to side, relative to some defined "forward" direction; perpendicular or slanted relative to the "forward" direction; identified with movement across areas.
"The transverse beam cut directly across the river to connect the two banks."