1. Adjective
Lying or being across, or in a crosswise direction; athwart; -- often opposed to longitudinal.
2. Noun
Anything that is transverse or athwart.
3. Noun
The longer, or transverse, axis of an ellipse.
4. Verb
To overturn; to change.
5. Verb
To change from prose into verse, or from verse into prose.
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