as in diagonally
in a line or direction running from corner to corner
the coat of arms had a line of white horses running transversely from one corner to another on a blue background
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Recent Examples of transversely
Its mighty 12-cylinder heart is mounted transversely, stretching side-to-side across the chassis instead of the front-to-back layout usually used with engines of more than four cylinders.
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Will Sabel Courtney, Robb Report, 6 Nov. 2025
At night, the dinette converts over into the 53 x 74-in (135 x 188-cm) double bed that runs transversely.
—New Atlas, 12 Oct. 2025
Will Sabel Courtney, Robb Report, 6 Nov. 2025
At night, the dinette converts over into the 53 x 74-in (135 x 188-cm) double bed that runs transversely.
—New Atlas, 12 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for transversely
diagonally
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Running diagonally through Livingston County and plunging into Wayne County, the Howell Anticline is an ancient fracture and one of the region's largest structural features.—
Ahmad Bajjey,
CBS News,
29 Jan. 2026
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From bay to headlands, the Crosstown Trail slices diagonally across San Francisco in a 17-mile arc.—
Lewis Nunn,
Forbes.com,
22 Jan. 2026
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“Transversely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/transversely. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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