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Transverse(medicine)
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transverse(1) (iou)



transverse adjective, noun, & adverb. LME.
[Latin transversus pa. pple of transvertere TRANSVERT.]
A. adjective. Extending or proceeding in a crosswise direction; lying or running across; (also foll. by to). having a breadth greater than the length or height; spec. in Physics (of a vibration, wave, etc.) involving displacement at right angles to the direction of propagation. Opp. longitudinal. LME.
Special collocations: transverse alliteration a type of alliteration using two interwoven patterns, found esp. in early Germanic verse. transverse axis (a) an axis transverse to the longitudinal axis; (b) Math. = principal axis (a) s.v. PRINCIPAL adjective. transverse colon Anatomy that part of the colon which crosses the front of the abdomen from right to left below the stomach. transverse flute: having the mouthpiece in the side near one end. transverse Mercator a map projection obtained like the Mercator but such that the central horizontal line is a pair of meridians rather than the equator. transverse myelitis Medicine myelitis which extends across a section of the spinal cord. transverse process Anatomy a lateral process of a vertebra. transverse suture Anatomy the suture between the frontal and facial bones.
b. noun.
Crosswise direction or position. rare. LME.
A thing lying or extending crosswise; a crosspiece. LME.
C. adverb. In a transverse direction or position; across, crosswise. rare exc. poet. M17.
transversely adverb M16.
transverseness noun M19.

Sabba-day (iou)



Sabba-day noun. US colloq. Now rare. L18.
[Repr. a pronunc.]
= Sabbath day s.v. SABBATH.
Comb.: Sabba-day house: used for rest between church Services.