transversely

English

Alternative forms

• transversally

Etymology

From transverse +‎ -ly.

Pronunciation

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Adverb

transversely (not comparable)

1. In a transverse manner.
   • 1895, H. G. Wells, chapter X, in The Time Machine:

     Exploring, I found another short gallery running transversely to the first.

Translations

In a transverse manner

Dutch: kruiselings (nl), dwars (nl), transversaal (nl) Greek: εγκάρσια (el) (egkársia), εγκαρσίως (el) (egkarsíos) Italian: attraverso (it) Swedish: tvärgående (sv) Tocharian B: akṣnai

References

• “transversely”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.