transversally

Examples

• All

• The road was built transversally across the valley.

• The fibers were arranged transversally to provide extra strength.

• The road cuts transversally across the valley, connecting the villages on either side.

• He cut the fabric transversally to create a unique design.

• The engineer designed the bridge to support beams placed transversally for added stability.

• When drawing the line, she moved her pencil transversally to create a crosshatch effect.

• The team laid the tracks transversally across the field to connect the two stations.

Synonyms

S

sideways

vstransversally

100 2.1

At or toward the side instead of straight ahead

describes motion across at right angles not just facing direction

L

laterally

vstransversally

8 5.0

To the side, moving in a sideways way

specifies movement across at right angles rather than any side direction

T

transversely

vstransversally

1 6.7

In a way that goes across something at a right angle to its main direction

has identical meaning but uses the -ally adverb ending

S

sidewards

vstransversally

1 4.6

In a direction that is toward one side rather than forward or backward

specifies motion across at right angles not merely sideways travel

S

sidewise

vstransversally

1 6.6

To the side or at an angle

indicates movement across at right angles not merely angled or oblique motion

C

crossways

vstransversally

4.7

In a place across something so it lies from one side to the other

focuses on strict perpendicular direction rather than general side movement

C

crosswise

vstransversally

4.1

Across something instead of along it, sometimes meaning wrong or not as planned

means across at right angles without the accidental sense

S

sideward

vstransversally

4.2

To move toward one side

expresses movement at right angles rather than general sideways motion

Antonyms

L

longitudinally

1 7.2

Along the length of something

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology