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transverses

transverses is the plural of transverse.

Meaning of transverse

Noun

transverse (plural transverses)

  1. Anything that is transverse or athwart, such as a road or a ship's web frame.
  2. The longer, or transverse, axis of an ellipse.

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Questions about transverses

What is transverses the plural of?
Transverses is the plural of transverse.

Words near transverses in the dictionary

  1. transversed
  2. transversely
  3. transverseness
  4. transverser
  5. transversers
  6. transverses
  7. transversing
  8. transversion
  9. transversional
  10. transversions
  11. transversity

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