THWARTWISE

• (adj.) extending or lying across; in a crosswise direction; at right angles to the long axis

  "cross members should be all steel", "from the transverse hall the stairway ascends gracefully", "transversal vibrations", "transverse colon"

  synonyms : cross , transversal , transverse

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