transvase 
It. trarasiire, < ML. transvasare, pour from one 
vessel into another, also remove one's resi- 
dence, < L. trans, over, + van, vessel : see rase.'] 
To pour from one vessel into another; trans- 
fuse. 
The upper and smaller apertures, or the higher ou- 
vreaux, called the lading holes, because they serve for 
transvasing the liquid glass. Ure, Diet., II. OKI. 
transvectant (trans-vek'tant), >i. [<L. tranx- 
vccti/tt, pp. of tranxveltere, 'carry over, + -(.] 
In math., an invariant produced by the opera- 
tion of trans veetion. 
transvection (trtes-vek'shon), .' [< L. ti-an*- 
i'ectio(n-), a passing or carrying over, < trnim- 
vehere, pp. transveetus, carry over, transport, < 
trans, over, + vehere, carry, convey: see vehi- 
cle.'] 1. The act of conveying or carrying 
over. 2. In math., the operation of obtaining 
a covariant by operating upon one witli another. 
transverberate (trans-ver'be-rat), i'. t. ; pret. 
and pp. transverberated, ppr" transverberating '. 
[< L. transverberatus, pp. of transrerberare, 
strike or thrust through, < trans, over, + verbe- 
rare, strike: see rerberate.'] To beat or strike 
through. [Bare.] 
The appetencies of matter and the most universal pas- 
sions (passiones) In either globe are exceedingly potent, 
and transverberate (transverberant) the universal nature 
of things. 
Wats, tr. of Bacon's Advancement of Learning, iv. 3. 
transversal (trans-ver'sal), a. and n. [< ME. 
transrersal, (. OF. (and F. ) transversal = Sp. 
trasversal = Pg. transversal = It. traversale, 
trasversale, < ML. transversalis, transverse, < 
L. transversus, transverse: see traMMMTW.] I. 
a. Transverse ; running or lying across : as, a 
transversal line. See II. 
A double cours of boording first it have, 
Oon transversal, another cours directe. 
Pattadius, Husbondrie (E. K T. S.), p. 155. 
The vibrations of sound are longitudinal, while the vi- 
brations of light are transversal, 
Tyndall, Light and Elect., p. 61. 
II. n. 1. In gnom., a line drawn across sev- 
eral others so as to cut them all. Transversals are 
usually understood to be straight, in the absence of any 
qualification, but circular transversals are also spoken of. 
2. In anat., a transversalis or transversus. 
Parallel transversals, three segments cut off by the 
sides of a triangle from three lines through one point 
parallel to those sides. There is for every triangle one 
point from which the parallel transversals are all equal. 
transversalis (trans-ver-sa'lis), n. ; pi. tmns- 
cersales (-lez). [NL. (sc. musculus): see trans- 
versal.] In anat., one of several different mus- 
cles, etc., which lie across certain parts. 
Transversalis abdpminls, the innermost of the three 
flat muscles of each side of the abdomen, whose fibers run 
mostly horizontally. Transversalis cervlcis, a flat 
fleshy muscle of the back of the neck, usually united with 
the longissimus dorsi, and thus forming the apparent 
continuation of the latter iu the neck. Transversalis 
COlll, the transverse cervical artery (which see, under 
transverse).^ Transversalis fascia, the fascia lining the 
visceral aspect of the anterior abdominal muscles, con- 
tinuous above, where it is thinnest, with the lining of the 
diaphragm below, and blending with Poupart's ligament, 
or prolonged downward, under that ligament, over the 
femoral vessels. Transversalis mentl, an occasional 
muscle of the chin. Transversalis nasi, a small mus- 
cle lying across the nose. Transversalis pedls, peri- 
nael. Same as transversus pedis, etc. (which see, under 
transversus). 
transversality (trans-ver-sal'i-ti), H. [< trans- 
versal + -%.] The state or condition of being 
transversal. 
The condition of transversality leads at once to the de- 
sired results. Encyc. Brit., XXIV. 460. 
transversally (trans-ver'sal-i), adv. In a trans- 
verse direction ; as a transversal. 
transversantt ( trans -ver'sant), a. [< ME. 
transversant, < OF. "transversant, traversant, < 
ML. transversan(t-)s, ppr. of transversare, go 
across, transverse, traverse : see transverse, v.~] 
Running across ; transverse. 
Make this house wherin thay shal abyde 
Light, clene, and playne with perches transversannte 
To sitte upon. Pattadius, Husbondrie (E. E. T. S.), p. 21. 
transversary (trans' ver-sa-ri), n. ; pi. transver- 
saries (-riz). [< L. transversarium, a cross-beam, 
a net stretched across a river, neut. of transver- 
sarins, cross, transverse: see transverse.] See 
the quotation. 
The cross-staff [in the 17th century] was a very simple 
instrument, consisting of a graduated pole with cross 
pieces, called tmnstersaries (of which there were four 
used according to the altitude), also graduated, which 
were fitted to work on it. Encyc. Brit., X. 187. 
transverse (trans-vers'), a. and n. [< F. trans- 
verge, OF. travers = Pr. transvers, trovers = Sp. 
transverse, trasverso = Pg. transverse = It. tras- 
verso, < L. transversus, traversus, lying across, 
trans verse, pp. of transvertere, cross, transverse, 
< trans, across, 4- vertere, turn : see verse. Cf. 
Vo 
BO 
Under View of Left Half 
of Skull of Cyclodits, show- 
ing Tr, the transverse bone, 
connecting Mx.the maxilla, 
with PI and Pt, the palatine 
and pterygoid. (Other let- 
ters as in Cyclodiis, which 
see.) 
6440 
traverse, .] I. it. 1. Lying or being across or 
in a cross direction; cross; thwart. 
A kettle, slung 
Between two poles upon a stick transverse. 
Counter, Task. i. 561. 
2. Collateral. [Rare.] 
When once it goes to the transverse and collateral (line], 
they not only have no title to the inheritance, but every 
remove is a step to the losing the cognation and relation 
to the chief house. Jer. Taylor, Rule of Conscience, ii. 3. 
3. In anat. and zoiil., broader or wider than 
long; having its major diameter crosswise: 
noting various parts or organs which lie or are 
taken to run across other parts, or especially 
across the long axis of the whole body. See 
transversalis and transversus. 4. In hot. : (a) 
Right and left or collateral with reference to 
the median plane, (fe) Being at right angles to 
the axial direction : for example, see transverse 
partition, below. 5. In lierpet., specifically 
noting a bone of the skull 
which usually unites the 
palatine and the pterygoid 
bones with the maxilla. It is 
usually flattened, plate-like, and 
firmly sutured, making a solid 
framework of the maxillary and 
pterygopalatine bars ; but iu 
some ophidians, as the venomous 
snakes, it is a slender rod mov- 
ably articulated in front with the 
maxilla, and connected behind 
with the pterygoid only ; it then 
takes great part in the peculiar 
movement of the bones of the 
upper jaw by which the venom- 
fangs are thrown into position for 
striking. See also cuts under 
Ophidia, Pythonid/t, Crotalus, 
and acrodont. 
6. In her., crossing the es- 
cutcheon from one side to 
the opposite one Bytrans- 
verset, confusedly ; out of the 
proper order. 
Nothing doth firme and perma- 
nent appeare, 
But all things tost and turned by 
transverse. 
Spenser, F. Q., VII. vii. 56. 
Hallucal transverse muscle. Same as transversus 
pedis (which see, under pes^). Transverse artery, one 
of several small branches of the basilar artery, passing 
directly outward to be distributed to the pons V'arolii. 
Transverse axis. See azwi. Transverse cervical 
artery, the third branch of the thyroid axis. It passes 
outward across the subclavian triangle to the anterior mar- 
gin of the trapezius, where it divides into the superficial 
cervical and the posterior scapular. Also called transver- 
salis colli. Transverse colon, that portion of the large 
intestine which extends across the body from right to left, 
from the end of the ascending colon to the beginning of the 
descending colon. See cut under intestine. Transverse 
coxa. See coxa, 3. Transverse diameter of a conic 
section. Same as transverse axis. Transverse facial ar- 
tery, a branch of the temporal artery. It passes forward 
through the parotid gland, and breaks up on the side of the 
face into numerous branches which supply the parotid 
gland, masseter muscle, and the integument. Trans- 
verse fissure, (a) Of the liver. Seefssure. (b) Of Hie brain, 
a fissure beneath the fornlx and the hemispheres, above 
the optic thalami, through which membranes and vessels 
are continued from the pia mater into the ventricles of the 
brain. Transverse flute. See ttutei, i. Transverse 
frontal convolution, the ascending frontal or anterior 
central gyrus or convolution. See gyrus. Transverse 
frontal furrow, the precentral sulcus. See precentral. 
Transverse humeral artery. Same as suprascapular 
artery (which see, under suprascapular). Transverse 
ligament of the atlas. See ligament. Transverse 
ligament Of the fingers, a superficial palmar band 
stretching across the roots of the four fingers. Trans- 
verse ligament of the pelvis, a strong fibrous band 
stretching across the subpubic angle near its apex. 
Transverse ligament of the toes, a plantar band 
similar to the transverse ligament of the fingers. Trans- 
verse magnet, a magnet whose poles are not at the ends, 
but at the sides, formed by a particular combination of 
bar-magnets. Transverse magnetism, or transverse 
magnetization, magnetization at right angles to the 
length of the bar. Transverse map-projection. See 
projection. Transverse metacarpal ligament, a band 
of fibers passing between the palmar ligaments of the meta- 
carpophalangeal joints. Transverse metatarsal liga- 
ment, a plantar band similar to the transverse metacar- 
pal ligament. Transverse myelitis, myelitis involving 
the whole thickness of the cord, but of slight vertical ex- 
tentTransverse partition, in hot., a dissepiment, as 
of a pericarp, at right angles with the valves, in a silique. 
Transverse perinea! artery, an artery usually arising, 
in common with the superficial perineal artery, from the 
pudic artery at the fore part of the ischiorectal fossa, and 
traversing the perineum ; the transperineal artery. It is 
distributed to the parts between the anus and the bulb of 
the urethra, and anastomoses with the corresponding ar- 
tery of the opposite side. Transverse process of a ver- 
tebra, a lateral process on each side, of different character, 
morphologically, in different regions of the spine ; proper- 
ly, a transprocess or diapophysis ; in the cervical region, 
usually a diapophysis and pleurapophysis partially united 
in one, inclosing a vertebrarterial foramen : in this and oth- 
er regions often including also a parapophysis, or including 
a parapophysis without a pleurapophysis, or consisting 
only of a parapophysis : when consisting of a diapophysis 
and a parapophysis together, the latter is specified as the 
transversum 
inferior transverse process. See cuts under axisl, 3 (a), 
dorsal, neurocentral, vertebra, cervical, endoskeleton, hypa- 
pophysis, and lumbar. Transverse ril), in arch. See 
nil. Transverse scapular artery. Same as supra- 
scapular artery (which see, \im\er8uprattcapular'). Trans- 
verse section. See section, 4 Transverse shade, 
in entom., a shade or band somewhat darker than the 
general surface, running transversely across the middle 
of the fore wing, between the renifonn and orbicular 
spots, of many itoctuid moths. Transverse shaping- 
machine, a shaping-machine having a cutter-head carried 
on a pillar and reciprocating horizontally. E. H. Knight. 
Transverse sinus. See mi m. Transverse strain, 
in inech. , the strain produced in a beam by a force at right 
angles to its length ; the bending or flexure of an elastic 
iieam. Transverse suture. See mture. Transverse 
thoracic furrow. See thoracic. Transverse vein, in 
entom., any one of several short veins connecting two lon- 
gitudinal ones, and running nearly at right angles to them 
and to the length of the wing. They are found especially 
in the wings of certain dipters, and are distinguished by 
special names, as the email or middle transverse rein, be- 
tween the third and fourth longitudinal veins, near the 
center of the wing ; the hinder transverse vein, between the 
fourth and tifth longitudinals; an d the posterior basal trans- 
verse vein, between the fifth and sixth longitudinals, near 
the base of the wing. Transverse vibration. Same as 
lateral vibration (which see, under lateral). 
II. . In mint., a transversalis or transver- 
sus: as, the transverse of the abdomen, peri- 
neum, or sole of the foot. 
transverse (trans-vers'), (idf- [< transverse, a.] 
Crosswise; across; transversely. 
A violent cross wind from either coast 
Blows them transverse ten thousand leagues awry. 
Milton, P. L., iii. 4S7. 
transverse (trans-vers'), '; pret. and pp. trans- 
versed, ppr. transversing. [< ME. transversen, 
< OF. 'transverser, traverser, < ML. transversare, 
go across, transgress, traverse, < L. transversus, 
pp. of transvertere, turn across, turn away : see 
transverse, a. Cf. traverse, .r.] I. trans. 1. To 
overturn ; turn topsyturvy. 
And though our Monarchy be quite transverst, 
And we as slaues through the wide world disperst, 
'Tis not because we put to heauy doome 
The great Messias. 
Heywood, Hierarchy of Angels, p. 284. 
2. To change; transpose. Compare transprose. 
If there be any Wit in 't, as there is no Book but has 
some, I Transverse it : that is, if it be Prose, put it into 
Verse, ... if it be Verse, put it into Prose. 
Buckingham, The Rehearsal, i. 1. 
II. intrans. To transgress ; run counter. 
Ac treuthe, that trespassede neuere ne transtiersede ajjeiis 
the lawe, 
Bote lyuede as his lawe tauhte. 
1'iers Plowman (C), xv. -209. 
[Rare in all uses.] 
transverse-cubital (trans-vers'ku"bi-tal), . 
Same as trait sversoeubital. 
transversely (trans-yers'li), adv. In a trans- 
verse position, direction, or manner; crosswise. 
At Stonehenge the stones lie transversely upon each 
other. StUlingfleet. 
transverse-medial (trans-vers'me // di-al), a. 
Same as transversomediat. 
transverse-quadrate (trans-vers'kwod ;! 'rat), . 
In entom., having approximately the form of a 
rectangular parallelogram, which is broader 
than it is long. 
transversi, n. Plural of transversus. 
transversion (trans-ver'shon), n. [< ML. traiis- 
versio(n-), < L. transvertere, turn across: see 
transverse, a. and t'.] The act or process of 
transversing. See transverse, v. 
My first Rule is the Rule of Transeersion, or Regula 
Duplex, changing Verse into Prose, or Prose into Verse. 
Buckingham, The Rehearsal, i. 1. 
transverso-analis (trans-ver // s6-a-na'lis), n. 
[NL. : see transverse and anal.] Same as trunx- 
versus perineei (which see, under transversus). 
transversocubital (trans-ver-so-ku'bi-tal), a. 
[As transverse + cubital.] Running across and 
dividing the cubital cells of the wings of some 
insects : noting certain nervures. 
transversomedial (trans-ver-so-me'di-al), a. 
[As transverse + medial.] Crossing the medial 
cells of the wings of some insects, as hymenop- 
ters: noting certain nervures. 
transversospinalis(trans-ver // s6-spl-na'lis),.; 
pi. transrersospinales (-lez). [NL.: see trans- 
verse and spinal.] One of the set or series of 
spinal muscles which connect the transverse 
with the spinous processes of vertebra. 
transversovertical (trans-ver"s6-ver'ti-kal), . 
[As transverse + vertical.] Relating to what 
is transverse and vertical. Transversovertical 
index, the ratio of the greatest height to the greatest 
breadth of the cranium. 
transversum (trans- ver'snm), n. ; pi. transversa 
(-sa). [NL., prop. neut. of L. transversus, trans- 
verse: see tranaverge.] In herpet., the trans- 
verse bone of the skull: more full}' called ox 
iH. See transverse, a., 5 (with cut). 
