In anatomy, a horizontal plane passing through the standing body so that the transverse plane is parallel to the floor. For a more complete listing of terms used in medicine for spatial orientation, please see the entry to "Anatomic Orientation Terms".

"lying across," early 15c. (earlier transversary, c. 1400), from Latin transversus "turned or directed across," past participle of transvertere "turn across," from trans- [..]

at right angles to the main direction of energy flow

adj. Lying or being across or in a crosswise direction.

Crosswise; lying across the long axis of the body or of a part.

[Venation] -- (Nerves, lines on bark etc.) running perpendicular to axis (of leaf, bole etc.).

Across the width of the explant, the direction perpendicular to the ridge, the perpendicular side of the longitudinal side. Undefined medium – A medium or substance added to medium in which not all of [..]

(adj) extending or lying across; in a crosswise direction; at right angles to the long axis

Placed crosswise; situated at right angles to the long axis of a part.

Reference made to a characteristic in a direction 90° to the fiber orientation.

Literally “across,” usually signifying a direction or plane perpendicular to the axis of a part.

Crossing from side to side or placed crosswise.

Positioned across something and at right angles to it

(1) Alignment perpendicular to the centreplane of a vessel. (2) Deck beam.

Placed at right angles to the eel, such as a transverse frame, transverse bulkhead, etc. See also Abeam Athwart.

Placed at right angles to the keel, such as a transverse frame, transverse bulkhead, etc.

Across a ship at right angles to a line drawn from bow to stern.

Placed at right angles to the keel, such as a transverse frame, transverse bulkhead, etc.

Athwartships. At right-angles to the line of the keel.  

 across a structure, at a right angle to the longitudinal axis.

positioned from side to side

Component of magnetic field vector perpendicular to the direction of view and parallel to the solar surface at disk center. definition courtesy of: NWS Space Weather Prediction Center