transverse

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Watching white swans transverse the tranquil river in front of the theater, Khomik said his portrayal of Lear was meant to convey not only suffering, but also a sense of fortitude.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 19, 2024

Cashore spelled it correctly, then clinched the title with the word “transept,” an architectural term for the transverse part of a cross-shaped church.

From Seattle Times • May 31, 2024

This device was able to exhibit a transverse thermoelectric effect significantly larger than that produced solely by existing magnetic materials capable of exhibiting the anomalous Nernst effect in the first-ever experimental demonstration of its kind.

From Science Daily • May 13, 2024

The main focus of the development of magnetic materials for transverse thermoelectric conversion has been the exploration of new alloys based on electronic structure, with no research on the microstructure within the materials.

From Science Daily • May 9, 2024

Figure 3.2: In water waves and other transverse waves, the ups and downs are in a different direction from the forward movement of the wave.

From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones