transverse

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The transverse ranges across Los Angeles, Ventura, and Santa Barbara co. are the winners here.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 5, 2026

Cashore spelled it correctly, then clinched the title with the word “transept,” an architectural term for the transverse part of a cross-shaped church.

From Seattle Times • May 31, 2024

The use of transverse thermoelectric effects in magnetic materials is expected to simplify the structure of thermoelectric conversion devices compared to the longitudinal thermoelectric effects, where electric and thermal currents are converted in parallel directions.

From Science Daily • May 9, 2024

It is also strongest with a certain type of polarization, called transverse magnetic polarization.

From Science Daily • Apr. 24, 2024

From his hiding place in the transverse bulkheads at the rear of the cabin, Lord Roke watched.

From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman