Transverse Meaning in English

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التعريف

Positioned or lying across something, or going from side to side rather than up and down or along.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Mostly found in technical, scientific, medical, or engineering contexts (e.g., 'transverse section', 'transverse wave'). More formal than 'across' or 'crosswise'. Often means perpendicular to the main direction.

• Spanish: transversal
• Portuguese (BR): transversal
• Portuguese (PT): transversal
• Chinese (Simplified): 横向的 - 横断的
• Chinese (Traditional): 橫向的 - 橫斷的
• Hindi: आड़ा (रूप से) - अनुप्रस्थ
• Arabic: مُسْتَعْرِض - عَرْضي
• Bengali: আড়াআড়ি
• Russian: поперечный
• Japanese: 横（おう） - 横断的（おうだんてき）
• Vietnamese: ngang - ngang qua
• Korean: 횡단의 - 가로의
• Turkish: enine - çapraz
• Urdu: عرضی
• Indonesian: melintang

جمل نموذجية

A transverse road crossed the main street.

basic

The doctor looked at a transverse section of the bone.

basic

Light can move as a transverse wave.

basic

They made a transverse cut to get a better view inside the pipe.

natural

The muscle contracts in a transverse direction, not up and down.

natural

You'll notice a transverse scar if you look closely at my knee.

natural