transverse
1. trans.verse \tran(t)s-'v*rs, tranz-, 'tran(t)s-., 'tranz-.\ aj [L transversus, fr. pp. of transvertere to turn across, fr. tran]s- + vertere to turn - more at WORTH : extended or lying across - trans.verse.ly av 2. trans.verse \'tran(t)s-.v*rs, 'tranz-\ n : something transverse (as a piece, muscle, or part)