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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Extending or running transversely.
from The Century Dictionary.
- In entomology, extending crosswise or transversely: specifying the metanotal postfrena of a beetle, which diverge from the median line of the back to the bases of the hinder wings.
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- adjective geology Pertaining to a
fault caused byhorizontal displacement.
Etymologies
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From (resent participle of) Latin transcurrere.
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