'Transverse partition' definitions:

Definition of 'Transverse partition'

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  • Transverse \Trans*verse"\, a. [L. transversus, p. p. of transvertere to turn on direct across; trans across + vertere to turn: cf. F. transverse. See Verse, and cf. Traverse.] Lying or being across, or in a crosswise direction; athwart; -- often opposed to longitudinal. [1913 Webster]
  • Transverse axis (of an ellipse or hyperbola) (Geom.), that axis which passes through the foci.
  • Transverse partition (Bot.), a partition, as of a pericarp, at right angles with the valves, as in the siliques of mustard. [1913 Webster]