tra·verse
| \ trə-ˈvərs also tra-ˈvərs or ˈtra-(ˌ)vərs
\
transitive verb
1a
: to go or travel across or over
b
: to move or pass along or through
light rays traversing a crystal
3
: to lie or extend across : cross
the bridge traverses a brook
4a
: to move to and fro over or along
b
: to ascend, descend, or cross (a slope or gap) at an angle
c
: to move (a gun) to right or left on a pivot
b
: to deny (something, such as an allegation of fact or an indictment) formally at law
6
: to make or carry out a survey of by using traverses
intransitive verb
1
: to move back and forth or from side to side
2
: to move or turn laterally : swivel
3a
: to climb at an angle or in a zigzag course
b
: to ski across rather than straight down a hill
4
: to make a survey by using traverses
tra·verse
| \ ˈtra-vərs also -ˌvərs
, especially for senses 6 and 8 also trə-ˈvərs or tra-ˈvərs\
1
: something that crosses or lies across
3
: a formal denial of a matter of fact alleged by the opposing party in a legal pleading
4a
: a compartment or recess formed by a partition, curtain, or screen
b
: a gallery or loft providing access from one side to another in a large building
5
: a route or way across or over: such as
a
: a zigzag course of a sailing ship with contrary winds
b
: a curving or zigzag way up a steep grade
6
: the act or an instance of traversing : crossing
7
: a protective projecting wall or bank of earth in a trench
8a
: a lateral movement (as of the saddle of a lathe carriage)
also
: a device for imparting such movement
b
: the lateral movement of a gun about a pivot or on a carriage to change direction of fire
9
: a line surveyed across a plot of ground
tra·verse
| \ ˈtra-(ˌ)vərs
, trə-ˈvərs, tra-ˈvərs\
