transverse

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The transverse ranges across Los Angeles, Ventura, and Santa Barbara co. are the winners here.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 5, 2026

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

The effect is based on tiny transverse temperature differences that occur when a thermal current is passed through a sample and a perpendicular magnetic field is applied.

From Science Daily • Jan. 17, 2024

Both transverse and longitudinal waves cause a displacement of something: air molecules, for example, or the surface of the ocean.

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