Definition of traverse

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Traverse (a.) The zigzag course or courses made by a ship in passing from one place to another; a compound course.

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Traverse :: Traverse (a.) To wander over; to cross in traveling; as, to traverse the habitable globe..
Traverse :: Traverse (a.) To turn to the one side or the other, in order to point in any direction; as, to traverse a cannon..
Electrode :: Electrode (n.) The path by which electricity is conveyed into or from a solution or other conducting medium; esp., the ends of the wires or conductors, leading from source of electricity, and terminating in the medium traversed by the current..
Traverse :: Traverse (adv.) Athwart; across; crosswise.
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.
Traverse :: Traverse (a.) The turning of a gun so as to make it point in any desired direction.
Electrotonic :: Electrotonic (a.) Of or pertaining to electrical tension; -- said of a supposed peculiar condition of a conducting circuit during its exposure to the action of another conducting circuit traversed by a uniform electric current when both circuits remain stationary.
Traversed :: Traversed (imp. & p. p.) of Travers.
Radiograph :: Radiograph (n.) A picture produced by the Rontgen rays upon a sensitive surface, photographic or fluorescent, especially a picture of opaque objects traversed by the rays..
Traverse :: Traverse (a.) To cross by way of opposition; to thwart with obstacles; to obstruct; to bring to naught.
Wander :: Wander (v. t.) To travel over without a certain course; to traverse; to stroll through.
Traverse :: Traverse (a.) A work thrown up to intercept an enfilade, or reverse fire, along exposed passage, or line of work..
Traverser :: Traverser (n.) One who traverses, or denies..
Cheval-de-frise :: Cheval-de-frise (n.) A piece of timber or an iron barrel traversed with iron-pointed spikes or spears, five or six feet long, used to defend a passage, stop a breach, or impede the advance of cavalry, etc..
Traverse :: Traverse (v. i.) To turn, as on a pivot; to move round; to swivel; as, the needle of a compass traverses; if it does not traverse well, it is an unsafe guide..
Traverse :: Traverse (a.) Something that thwarts, crosses, or obstructs; a cross accident; as, he would have succeeded, had it not been for unlucky traverses not under his control..
Traverser :: Traverser (n.) One who, or that which, traverses, or moves, as an index on a scale, and the like..
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.) To lay in a cross direction; to cross.
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