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English adjective: transverse

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


SamplesCross members should be all steel.
From the transverse hall the stairway ascends gracefully.
Transversal vibrations.
Transverse colon.


Synonymscross, thwartwise, transversal


Similarcrosswise


Antonymslengthways, lengthwise









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