Transverse

/tɹænzˈvɜː(ɹ)s/

Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM

Scrabble:13 ptsWWF:15 pts10 letters

Definition of Transverse

noun

Anything that is transverse or athwart.
The longer, or transverse, axis of an ellipse.

verb

To overturn; to change.
To change from prose into verse, or from verse into prose.

adjective

Situated or lying across; side to side, relative to some defined "forward" direction; identified with movement across areas.
(of an intersection) Not tangent: so that a nondegenerate angle is formed between the two things intersecting.

Anagrams of Transverse

Words You Can Make

50 words can be made from the letters in "transverse":

9-LETTER WORDS

taverners traverses

8-LETTER WORDS

assenter asserter averters earnests rareness raveners reassert sarsenet serrates servants starvers taverner terranes terrases traverse+2 more

7-LETTER WORDS

arrests avenses averter earners earnest eastern easters entases erasers errants nearest nervate nesters ranters rasters+16 more

+1 Letter Anagrams

Words formed by adding one letter to "transverse" and rearranging:

Related Word Patterns

TR...Words starting with "tr"...SEWords ending with "se"All 10-letter words Unscramble "transverse"

Synonyms & Antonyms

ANTONYMS

longitudinal

Rhyming Words

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