trans·verse
adjective/ˈtrænzvɜːs/
/ˈtrænzvɜːrs/
[usually before noun] (specialist)- placed across something
横（向）的；横断的；横切的 - A transverse bar joins the two posts.
一根横杆连接着两根立柱。
Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin transversus ‘turned across’, past participle of transvertere, from trans- ‘across’ + vertere ‘to turn’. - A transverse bar joins the two posts.