Transverse

Transverse

Description

For wood, a transvere cut is perpendicular to the longitudinal grain of the tree. Transverse cuts on a cake would produce a set of parallel, horizontal slices starting from the top to the bottom, where each slice is a full circle. Tree growth rings are seen as a series of embedded circles in transverse cuts.

Synonyms and Related Terms

crosswise; trasnversal (Esp.); trasversale (It.)

Authority

• The American Heritage Dictionary or Encarta, via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998

• R. Bruce Hoadley, R. Bruce Hoadley, Identifying Wood, The Taunton Press, Newton, CT, 1990