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transverse

adjective as in lying or extending across

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The second pair show that the transverse processes, from the first to the third, are those into which the muscle is inserted.

The figures, besides being outlined by the dots, were decorated all over with the same pigment in dotted transverse belts.

Sir Thomas de la Moore mentions long transverse trenches, similarly covered so as to bear men aware of them, but not horses.

On this black border is a transverse row of four or five white spots, unequal in size.

Testa ovato-oblonga valde tumida clausa radiatim costata, costis transverse costato-striatis, auriculis minutis, margine crenato.

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On this page you'll find 19 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to transverse, such as: across, cross, crosswise, athwart, diagonal, and intersecting.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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