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Scup :: Scup (n.) A marine sparoid food fish (Stenotomus chrysops, or S. argyrops), common on the Atlantic coast of the United States. It appears bright silvery when swimming in the daytime, but shows broad blackish transverse bands at night and when dead. Called also porgee, paugy, porgy, scuppaug..

Parapophysis :: Parapophysis (n.) The ventral transverse, or capitular, process of a vertebra. See Vertebra..

Heterotropous :: Heterotropous (a.) Having the embryo or ovule oblique or transverse to the funiculus; amphitropous.

Scalariform :: Scalariform (a.) Resembling a ladder in form or appearance; having transverse bars or markings like the rounds of a ladder; as, the scalariform cells and scalariform pits in some plants..

Axle :: Axle (n.) A transverse bar or shaft connecting the opposite wheels of a car or carriage; an axletree.

Crossbar :: Crossbar (n.) A transverse bar or piece, as a bar across a door, or as the iron bar or stock which passes through the shank of an anchor to insure its turning fluke down..

Bivalve :: Bivalve (n.) A mollusk having a shell consisting of two lateral plates or valves joined together by an elastic ligament at the hinge, which is usually strengthened by prominences called teeth. The shell is closed by the contraction of two transverse muscles attached to the inner surface, as in the clam, -- or by one, as in the oyster. See Mollusca..

Spring :: Spring (v. i.) A crack or fissure in a mast or yard, running obliquely or transversely..

Overthwart :: Overthwart (a.) Having a transverse position; placed or situated across; hence, opposite..

Transversed :: Transversed (imp. & p. p.) of Transvers.

Chape :: Chape (n.) The transverse guard of a sword or dagger.

Coleoptera :: Coleoptera (n. pl.) An order of insects having the anterior pair of wings (elytra) hard and horny, and serving as coverings for the posterior pair, which are membranous, and folded transversely under the others when not in use. The mouth parts form two pairs of jaws (mandibles and maxillae) adapted for chewing. Most of the Coleoptera are known as beetles and weevils..

Carling :: Carling (n.) A short timber running lengthwise of a ship, from one transverse desk beam to another; also, one of the cross timbers that strengthen a hath; -- usually in pl..

Cross :: Cross (n.) A gibbet, consisting of two pieces of timber placed transversely upon one another, in various forms, as a T, or +, with the horizontal piece below the upper end of the upright, or as an X. It was anciently used in the execution of criminals..

Elephant :: Elephant (n.) A mammal of the order Proboscidia, of which two living species, Elephas Indicus and E. Africanus, and several fossil species, are known. They have a proboscis or trunk, and two large ivory tusks proceeding from the extremity of the upper jaw, and curving upwards. The molar teeth are large and have transverse folds. Elephants are the largest land animals now existing..

Eccentricity :: Eccentricity (n.) The ratio of the distance of the center of the orbit of a heavenly body from the center of the body round which it revolves to the semi-transverse axis of the orbit.

Circumscissile :: Circumscissile (a.) Dehiscing or opening by a transverse fissure extending around (a capsule or pod). See Illust. of Pyxidium.

Buckboard :: Buckboard (n.) A four-wheeled vehicle, having a long elastic board or frame resting on the bolsters or axletrees, and a seat or seats placed transversely upon it; -- called also buck wagon..

Temple :: Temple (n.) A contrivence used in a loom for keeping the web stretched transversely.

Transverse :: Transverse (n.) Anything that is transverse or athwart.

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