trans'verseness
World English Dictionary
transverse (trænzˈvɜːs) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | crossing from side to side; athwart; crossways |
| 2. | geometry denoting the axis that passes through the foci of a hyperbola |
| 3. | (of a flute, etc) held almost at right angles to the player's mouth, so that the breath passes over a hole in the side to create a vibrating air column within the tube of the instrument |
| 4. | astronomy another word for tangential |
| —n | |
| 5. | a transverse piece or object |
| [C16: from Latin transversus, from transvertere to turn across, from | |
| trans'versely | |
| —adv | |
| trans'verseness | |
| —n | |
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Trans'verseness
is always a great word to know.
So is zedonk. Does it mean:
| the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. |
| a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare. |
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