transverse
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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
"Our far-reaching theory encompasses all systems evidencing such transverse interactions. Conceivable applications range from colloid research to biology," declares co-author Dr. Michael te Vrugt, Assistant Professor at the University of Mainz.
From Science Daily • Oct. 21, 2025
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
The stage was laid out transverse style, so that the audience flanked the presentation on two sides.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 26, 2023
This is very difficult to show clearly in a diagram, so most diagrams, even diagrams of sound waves, show transverse waves.
From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones
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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