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transverse

[trans-vurs, tranz-, trans-vurs, tranz-] / trænsˈvɜrs, trænz-, ˈtræns vɜrs, ˈtrænz- /
ADJECTIVE
lying or extending across
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An international team of researchers has now achieved that goal by demonstrating a quantized transverse drift of light.

From Science Daily • Mar. 1, 2026

One tabulation of the cost to double the number of buses so fans can better transverse the city on public transit is estimated at upward of $1 billion.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 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

It is also strongest with a certain type of polarization, called transverse magnetic polarization.

From Science Daily • Apr. 24, 2024

From his hiding place in the transverse bulkheads at the rear of the cabin, Lord Roke watched.

From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman




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