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Six example sentences with transverse, each labelled with its topic.
A transverse beam carries the gallery floor over the nave and hides the ductwork above the visitors.
Architecture
The scan is easier to read in transverse slices, each one cutting the abdomen like a stack of coins.
Medicine
Skaters train in the transverse plane because most sports demand rotation rather than plain forward motion.
Fitness
Light is a transverse wave, its field swinging at right angles to the direction the beam travels.
Science
The transverse flute, held sideways across the lips, replaced the recorder in orchestras by the eighteenth century.
Music
A transverse engine sits sideways under the hood, which is why most small cars can fit a larger cabin.
Technology
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