Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - transverse

adj. situated, arranged, or acting in a crosswise direction. Phrases and idioms transverse magnet a magnet with poles at the sides and not the ends. transverse wave Physics a wave in which the medium vibrates at right angles to the direction of its propagation. Derivatives transversely adv. Etymology: L transvertere transvers- turn across (as TRANS-, vertere turn)