Transverse
Channel: English Unpacked
Date: 2023-11-05

Transverse refers to something that is positioned or oriented across or perpendicular to something else. In the context of science or mathematics, it often describes a wave or motion that moves or oscillates in a direction perpendicular to the direction of its propagation. For example, when a wave moves horizontally but the particles within the wave move up and down, it is said to have a transverse motion.