transverse
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"Transverse forces" can appear not only in engineered materials, such as certain magnetic solids, but also in biological systems.
From Science Daily • Oct. 21, 2025
It’s particularly prevalent in the Transverse Ranges, which include the San Gabriel Mountains northeast of L.A.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2025
The south-facing slopes in the Transverse Ranges will be getting the heaviest rainfall, and flooding is likely to be exacerbated by already saturated soil from earlier winter storms.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 3, 2024
Transverse muscles, which spiral around the outside, aid in twisting the trunk.
From Science Magazine • Sep. 26, 2023
Transverse, trans-vėrs′, adj. turned or lying across.—adv. crosswise.—n.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various
Vocabulary lists containing transverse
Waves and Wave Properties - Introductory
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Waves and Wave Properties - Middle School
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Physics - Introductory
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