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traversing

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trav⋅erse

  [trav-ers, truh-vurs] verb, -ersed, -ers⋅ing, noun, adjective
Use traversing in a Sentence
–verb (used with object)
1. to pass or move over, along, or through.
2. to go to and fro over or along.
3. to extend across or over: A bridge traverses the stream.
4. to go up, down, or across (a rope, mountain, hill, etc.) at an angle: The climbers traversed the east face of the mountain.
5. to ski across (a hill or slope).
6. to cause to move laterally.
7. to look over, examine, or consider carefully; review; survey.
8. to go counter to; obstruct; thwart.
9. to contradict or deny.
10. Law.
a. (in the law of pleading) to deny formally (an allegation of fact set forth in a previous pleading).
b. to join issue upon.
11. to turn and point (a gun) in any direction.
–verb (used without object)
12. to pass along or go across something; cross: a point in the river where we could traverse.
13. to ski across a hill or slope on a diagonal.
14. to turn laterally, as a gun.
15. Fencing. to glide the blade toward the hilt of the contestant's foil while applying pressure to the blade.
–noun
16. the act of passing across, over, or through.
17. something that crosses, obstructs, or thwarts; obstacle.
18. a transversal or similar line.
19. a place where one may traverse or cross; crossing.
20. Architecture. a transverse gallery or loft of communication in a church or other large building.
21. a bar, strip, rod, or other structural part placed or extending across; crosspiece; crossbar.
22. a railing, lattice, or screen serving as a barrier.
23. Nautical.
a. the zigzag track of a vessel compelled by contrary winds or currents to sail on different courses.
b. each of the runs in a single direction made in such sailing.
24. Fortification.
a. a defensive barrier, parapet, or the like, placed transversely.
b. a defensive barrier thrown across the terreplein or the covered way of a fortification to protect it from enfilade fire.
25. Gunnery. the horizontal turning of a gun so as to make it point in any required direction.
26. Machinery.
a. the motion of a lathe tool or grinding wheel along a piece of work.
b. a part moving along a piece of work in this way, as the carriage of a lathe.
27. Surveying. a series of intersecting surveyed lines whose lengths and angles of intersection, measured at instrument stations, are recorded graphically on a map and in numerical form in data tables. Compare closed traverse.
28. Law. a formal denial of some matter of fact alleged by the other side.
–adjective
29. lying, extending, or passing across; transverse.
Origin:
1250–1300; (v.) ME traversen < MF traverser to cross < LL trānsversāre, deriv. of L trānsversus (see trans-, versus ); (n.) ME travers(e) < MF traverse (< L trānsversa something lying across, fem. of trānsversus) and travers (< L trānsversum passage across, neut. of trānsversus)

Related forms:
tra⋅vers⋅a⋅ble, adjective
tra⋅vers⋅al, noun
tra⋅vers⋅er, noun

Synonyms:
1. cross. 9. gainsay, dispute, challenge.
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tra·verse   (trə-vûrs', trāv'ərs)   
v.   tra·versed, tra·vers·ing, tra·vers·es

v.   tr.

  1. To travel or pass across, over, or through.

  2. To move to and fro over; cross and recross.

  3. To go up, down, or across (a slope) diagonally, as in skiing.

  4. To cause to move laterally on a pivot; swivel: traverse an artillery piece.

  5. To extend across; cross: a bridge that traverses a river.

  6. To look over carefully; examine.

  7. To go counter to; thwart.

  8. Law

    1. To deny formally (an allegation of fact by the opposing party) in a suit. See Synonyms at deny.

    2. To join issue upon (an indictment).

  9. To survey by traverse.

  10. Nautical To brace (a yard) fore and aft.

v.   intr.

  1. To move to the side or back and forth.

  2. To turn laterally; swivel.

    1. To go up, down, or across a slope diagonally or in a zigzag manner, as in skiing.

    2. To slide one's blade with pressure toward the hilt of the opponent's foil in fencing.

n.   trav·erse (trāv'ərs, trə-vûrs')

  1. A passing across, over, or through.

  2. A route or path across or over.

  3. Something that lies across, especially:

    1. An intersecting line; a transversal.

    2. Architecture A structural crosspiece; a transom.

    3. A gallery, deck, or loft crossing from one side of a building to the other.

    4. A railing, curtain, screen, or similar barrier.

    5. A defensive barrier across a rampart or trench, as a bank of earth thrown up to protect against enfilade fire.

    6. A lateral movement, as of a lathe tool across a piece of wood.

    7. A part of a mechanism that moves in this manner.

    8. The lateral swivel of a mounted gun.

  4. Something that obstructs and thwarts; an obstacle.

  5. Nautical The zigzag route of a vessel forced by contrary winds to sail on different courses.

  6. A zigzag or diagonal course on a steep slope, as in skiing.

    1. A lateral movement, as of a lathe tool across a piece of wood.

    2. A part of a mechanism that moves in this manner.

    3. The lateral swivel of a mounted gun.

  8. A line established by sighting in surveying a tract of land.

  9. Law A formal denial of the opposing party's allegation of fact in a suit.

adj.   trav·erse (trāv'ərs, trə-vûrs')
Lying or extending across; transverse.

[Middle English traversen, from Old French traverser, from Vulgar Latin *trāversāre, from Late Latin trānsversāre, from Latin trānsversus, transverse; see transverse.]
tra·vers'a·ble adj., tra·vers'al n., tra·vers'er n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Word Origin & History

traverse  (v.)
c.1325, "pass across, over, or through," from O.Fr. traverser "to cross, thwart" (11c.), from V.L. *traversare, from L. transversare "to cross, throw across," from L. transversus "turn across" (see transverse). The noun meaning "act of passing through a gate, crossing a bridge, etc." is recorded from 1347; meaning "a passage by which one may traverse" is recorded from 1678. Military foritifcation sense of "barrier, barricade" is recorded from 1599.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: tra·verse
Pronunciation: tr&-'v&rs, 'tra-"v&rs
Function: transitive verb
Etymology: Anglo-French traverser, literally, to lay across, bar, impede, from Old French, from Late Latin transversare to cross, from Latin transversus lying across
: to deny (as an allegation of fact or an indictment) in a legal proceeding
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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