释义 |
traverse /travˈûrs or trə-vûrs'/ adjective- Cross
- Oblique
noun- A crossing or passage across
- A straight length in a zigzag course
- A passage across the face of a rock (mountaineering)
- The zigzag course of a sailing vessel tacking (nautical)
- A survey by measuring straight lines from point to point and the angles between (surveying)
- Anything set or lying across, a crosspiece, etc
- An obstruction
- A parapet
- Adversity
- A curtain, screen, partition (obsolete)
- A barrier (obsolete)
- A gallery from one side of a large building to another, a screened-off compartment
- A denial or contradiction, esp (law) the formal denial of a fact alleged by the other side
- An opposing, counteracting movement (fencing)
- The movement of the barrel of a large gun to one side
transitive verb (also /-vûrsˈ/)- To cross
- To pass through, across, or over
- To move about over
- To pass over by traverse
- To survey (a road, etc) by traverse
- To examine, consider (a subject, problem, etc) carefully
- To oppose
- To thwart
- To dispute
- To deny, contradict (esp law)
- To turn sideways
- To direct a gun to the right or left
intransitive verb- To make a traverse
- To move to the side
ORIGIN: Fr travers, traverse, traverser, from L trāns, and vertere, versum to turn travˈersable adjective traversˈal noun The action of traversing travˈersed adjective - Crossed, passed over
- Set crosswise (Shakespeare)
travˈerser noun - A person who traverses
- A platform for shifting wagons and carriages sideways
travˈersing noun and adjective traversing bridge noun One that can be withdrawn horizontally |