(Ligne, route) perpendiculaire ŕ un axe et qui le traverse.
ETYM Cf. French transversal. Related to Transverse.
Running or lying across; transverse.
ETYM Latin transversus, p. p. of transvertere to turn on direct across; trans across + vertere to turn: cf. French transverse. Related to Verse, Traverse.
Lying or being across, or in a crosswise direction.