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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)