单词 | transverse |
释义 | Word Frequency transverse(trænzˈvɜːs) adjective 1. crossing from side to side; athwart; crossways 2. geometry denoting the axis that passes through the foci of a hyperbola 3. (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 4. astronomy another word for tangential (sense 2) noun 5. a transverse piece or object Derived forms transversely (transˈversely) adverb transverseness (transˈverseness) noun Word origin C16: from Latin transversus, from transvertere to turn across, from trans- + vertere to turn |
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