Definition of traverse

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Traverse (adv.) Athwart; across; crosswise.

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Traverser :: Traverser (n.) One who traverses, or denies..
Solenoid :: Solenoid (n.) An electrodynamic spiral having the conjuctive wire turned back along its axis, so as to neutralize that component of the effect of the current which is due to the length of the spiral, and reduce the whole effect to that of a series of equal and parallel circular currents. When traversed by a current the solenoid exhibits polarity and attraction or repulsion, like a magnet..
Traverse :: Traverse (a.) To wander over; to cross in traveling; as, to traverse the habitable globe..
Traverse :: Traverse (a.) A work thrown up to intercept an enfilade, or reverse fire, along exposed passage, or line of work..
Traverse :: Traverse (a.) To plane in a direction across the grain of the wood; as, to traverse a board..
Traverse :: Traverse (a.) A gallery or loft of communication from side to side of a church or other large building.
Transversal :: Transversal (n.) A straight line which traverses or intersects any system of other lines, as a line intersecting the three sides of a triangle or the sides produced..
Odometer :: Odometer (n.) An instrument attached to the wheel of a vehicle, to measure the distance traversed; also, a wheel used by surveyors, which registers the miles and rods traversed..
Traverse :: Traverse (a.) To deny formally, as what the opposite party has alleged. When the plaintiff or defendant advances new matter, he avers it to be true, and traverses what the other party has affirmed. To traverse an indictment or an office is to deny it..
Cross :: Cross (v. t.) To pass from one side to the other of; to pass or move over; to traverse; as, to cross a stream..
Bowshot :: Bowshot (n.) The distance traversed by an arrow shot from a bow.
Bobbin :: Bobbin (n.) A cylindrical or spool-shaped coil or insulated wire, usually containing a core of soft iron which becomes magnetic when the wire is traversed by an electrical current..
Traverse :: Traverse (a.) Anything that traverses, or crosses..
Traverser :: Traverser (n.) One who, or that which, traverses, or moves, as an index on a scale, and the like..
Traverse :: Traverse (a.) A line lying across a figure or other lines; a transversal.
Traverse :: Traverse (a.) Lying across; being in a direction across something else; as, paths cut with traverse trenches..
Traversed :: Traversed (imp. & p. p.) of Travers.
Basin :: Basin (n.) A circular or oval valley, or depression of the surface of the ground, the lowest part of which is generally occupied by a lake, or traversed by a river..
Traverser :: Traverser (n.) A traverse table. See under Traverse, n..
Perineum :: Perineum (n.) The region which is included within the outlet of the pelvis, and is traversed by the urinogenital canal and the rectum..
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