Transverse — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

extending or lying across; in a crosswise direction; at right angles to the long axis

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/tɹænsvˈɜːs/

🇬🇧British English

/tɹansvˈɜːs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/tɹansvˈɜːs/

2 syllables Say it as /tɹænsvˈɜːs/.

Examples

cross members should be all steel
from the transverse hall the stairway ascends gracefully
transversal vibrations

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

transversal thwartwise cross

Parts of Speech

adjective

extending or lying across; in a crosswise direction; at right angles to the long axis

“cross members should be all steel”

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

quer

sich ausdehnen oder quer liegen; in Querrichtung; im rechten Winkel zur Längsachse

🇫🇷French

transversal

s'étendant ou s'étendant en travers; dans une direction transversale ; perpendiculairement au grand axe

🇪🇸Spanish

transverso

extendiéndose o acostado; en dirección transversal; en ángulo recto con el eje longitudinal

🇮🇹Italian

trasversale

estendentesi o disteso; in direzione trasversale; ad angolo retto rispetto all'asse lungo

🇳🇱Dutch

dwars

zich uitstrekkend of eroverheen liggend; in dwarsrichting; loodrecht op de lange as

🇵🇹Portuguese

transversal

estendendo-se ou deitado; em direção transversal; perpendicularmente ao longo eixo

🇷🇺Russian

поперечный

простирающийся или лежащий поперек; в крестообразном направлении; под прямым углом к длинной оси

India

🇮🇳Hindi

आड़ा

फैला हुआ या फैला हुआ; आड़ी दिशा में; लंबी धुरी पर समकोण पर

🇧🇩Bengali

অনুপ্রস্থ

প্রসারিত বা শুয়ে থাকা; একটি আড়াআড়ি দিকে; লম্বা অক্ষের সমকোণে

🇮🇳Tamil

குறுக்கு

நீட்டித்தல் அல்லது முழுவதும் பொய்; குறுக்கு திசையில்; நீண்ட அச்சுக்கு சரியான கோணத்தில்

🇮🇳Telugu

అడ్డంగా

విస్తరించడం లేదా అంతటా పడుకోవడం; క్రాస్‌వైస్ దిశలో; దీర్ఘ అక్షానికి లంబ కోణంలో

🇮🇳Marathi

आडवा

पसरवणे किंवा ओलांडून पडणे; आडवा दिशेने; लांब अक्षाच्या काटकोनात

🇮🇳Gujarati

ટ્રાન્સવર્સ

લંબાવવું અથવા સમગ્ર બોલવું; ક્રોસવાઇઝ દિશામાં; લાંબા ધરીના જમણા ખૂણા પર

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಡ್ಡಾದಿಡ್ಡಿಯಾಗಿ

ವಿಸ್ತರಿಸುವುದು ಅಥವಾ ಅಡ್ಡಲಾಗಿ ಮಲಗಿರುವುದು; ಅಡ್ಡ ದಿಕ್ಕಿನಲ್ಲಿ; ದೀರ್ಘ ಅಕ್ಷಕ್ಕೆ ಲಂಬ ಕೋನಗಳಲ್ಲಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

തിരശ്ചീനമായ

നീണ്ടുകിടക്കുക അല്ലെങ്കിൽ കുറുകെ കിടക്കുക; ഒരു ക്രോസ്വൈസ് ദിശയിൽ; നീളമുള്ള അച്ചുതണ്ടിലേക്ക് വലത് കോണിൽ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਟ੍ਰਾਂਸਵਰਸ

ਫੈਲਾਉਣਾ ਜਾਂ ਪਾਰ ਪਿਆ; ਇੱਕ ਕਰਾਸ ਦਿਸ਼ਾ ਵਿੱਚ; ਲੰਬੇ ਧੁਰੇ ਦੇ ਸੱਜੇ ਕੋਣਾਂ 'ਤੇ

🇵🇰Urdu

قاطع

پھیلانا یا اس کے پار لیٹنا؛ ایک کراس سمت میں؛ لمبے محور کے دائیں زاویوں پر

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

横

延伸或横卧；横向；与长轴成直角

🇯🇵Japanese

横方向

伸びる、または横たわる。横方向。長軸に対して直角に

🇰🇷Korean

횡축

연장하거나 가로질러 누워 있음; 가로 방향으로; 장축에 직각으로

🇻🇳Vietnamese

ngang

kéo dài hoặc nằm ngang; theo hướng ngang; vuông góc với trục dài

🇹🇭Thai

ขวาง

ขยายหรือนอนขวาง; ในทิศทางขวาง ที่มุมฉากกับแกนยาว

🇮🇩Indonesian

melintang

memanjang atau berbaring; dalam arah melintang; tegak lurus terhadap sumbu panjang

🇵🇭Filipino

nakahalang

pagpapalawak o nakahiga; sa isang crosswise na direksyon; sa tamang mga anggulo sa mahabang axis

🇲🇾Malay

melintang

memanjang atau berbaring melintang; dalam arah bersilang; pada sudut tepat kepada paksi panjang

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مستعرض

تمتد أو الكذب عبر. في الاتجاه العرضي. في زوايا قائمة على المحور الطويل

🇮🇷Persian

عرضی

دراز شدن یا دراز کشیدن در جهت متقاطع؛ در زوایای قائم به محور طولانی

🇹🇷Turkish

enine

uzanıyor veya uzanıyor; çapraz yönde; uzun eksene dik açılarda

🇮🇱Hebrew

רוחבי

משתרע או שוכב לרוחב; בכיוון צולב; בזווית ישרה לציר הארוך

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What is the primary definition of the word 'transverse'?

The primary meaning of 'transverse' is 'extending or lying across; in a crosswise direction; at right angles to the long axis'.

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Using 'transverse' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'transverse' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'transverse' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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