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transverseTo 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) How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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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. 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. It seemed such a little thing, so bright and small and still, faintly marked with transverse stripes, and slightly flattened from the perfect round. |
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