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transverse

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transverse
To cross from side to side.
transverse
1. Geometry denoting the axis that passes through the foci of a hyperbola
2. (of a flute, etc.) held almost at right angles to the player's mouth, so that the breath passes over a hole in the side to create a vibrating air column within the tube of the instrument
3. Astronomy another word for tangential (sense 2)
chambranle
A structural feature, often ornamental, enclosing the sides and top of a doorway, window, fireplace, or similar opening. The top piece or lintel is called the transverse and the side pieces or jambs the ascendants.
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In the days when the aether was less in doubt, we should have said that what was happening was a certain kind of transverse vibration in the aether.
The Analysis of Mind by Russell, Bertrand View in context
I remarked, among others, some germons, a species of mackerel as large as a tunny, with bluish sides, and striped with transverse bands, that disappear with the animal's life.
20,000 Leagues Under The Sea by Verne, Jules View in context
It seemed such a little thing, so bright and small and still, faintly marked with transverse stripes, and slightly flattened from the perfect round.
The War Of The Worlds by Wells, H.G. View in context
 
 
 
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