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Adjective: transverse  tranz'vurs
  1. Extending or lying across; in a crosswise direction; at right angles to the long axis
    "from the transverse hall the stairway ascends gracefully"; "transverse colon";
    - cross, transversal, thwartwise [archaic], thwartways [archaic]

See also: crosswise

Encyclopedia: Transverse