Difference between Transverse and Thwartwise

What is the difference between Transverse and Thwartwise?

Transverse as an adjective is situated or lying across; side to side, relative to some defined "forward" direction. while Thwartwise as an adjective is athwart; from side to side; across.

Transverse

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Situated or lying across; side to side, relative to some defined "forward" direction. Not tangent: so that a nondegenerate angle is formed between the two things intersecting.

Thwartwise

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Athwart; from side to side; across.

Part of speech: adverb

Definition: Athwart; from side to side; across.

We hope you now know whether to use Transverse or Thwartwise in your sentence.

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