transverses
plural of transverse
Source: Wiktionary
Trans*verse", a. Etym: [L. transversus, p. p. of transvertere to turn on direct across; trans across + vertere to turn: cf. F. transverse. See Verse, and cf. Traverse.]
Definition: Lying or being across, or in a crosswise direction; athwart; -- often opposed to Ant: longitudinal. Transverse axis (of an ellipse or hyperbola) (Geom.), that axis which passes through the foci.
– Transverse partition (Bot.), a partition, as of a pericarp, at right angles with the valves, as in the siliques of mustard.
Trans"verse, n.
1. Anything that is transverse or athwart.
2. (Geom.)
Definition: The longer, or transverse, axis of an ellipse.
Trans*verse", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Transversed; p. pr. & vb. n. Transversing.]
Definition: To overturn; to change. [R.] C. Leslie.
Trans*verse", v. t. Etym: [Pref. trans- + verse, n. Cf.Transpose.]
Definition: To change from prose into verse, or from verse into prose. [Obs.] Duke of Buckingham.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
9 June 2025
(noun) one having both male and female sexual characteristics and organs; at birth an unambiguous assignment of male or female cannot be made
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
