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transverse
transversē, adv., v. transverto fin. ...

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.
Transverse
·noun Anything that is transverse or athwart. II. Transverse ·vt To change from prose into verse, o...

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axis
axis, is, m. [kindred with Gr. ἄξων; Sanscr. akshas = axle, wheel; old Germ. Ahsa; mod. Germ. Achse;...

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axis
axīs is, m 1 AG-, an axle, axle-tree : faginus, V.: ab axibus rotarum, L.— A chariot, car, wagon :...

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Axis
·noun The primary or secondary central line of any design. II. Axis ·noun The second vertebra of th...

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axis
The imaginary line upon which a planet revolves, the extremities of which are termed the poles, ther...

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transverse section
A 'thwart-ship view of any part of a ship when cut by a plane at right angles to the keel. ...

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conjugate axis
The secondary diameter of an ellipse, perpendicular to the transverse axis. ...

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major axis
In the orbit of a planet, means the line joining its aphelion and perihelion. ...

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minor axis
In a planetary orbit, signifies the line perpendicular to the major axis, and passing through the ce...

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semi-axis major
See mean distance. ...

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