Transverse may refer to: *

Transverse engine A transverse engine is an engine mounted in a vehicle so that the engine's crankshaft axis is perpendicular to the direction of travel. Many modern front-wheel drive vehicles use this arrangement. Most rear-wheel drive vehicles use a longitudinal ...

, an engine in which the crankshaft is oriented side-to-side relative to the wheels of the vehicle * Transverse flute, a flute that is held horizontally * Transverse force (or ''Euler force''), the tangential force that is felt in reaction to any angular acceleration * Transverse mass, a particle physics quantity *

Transverse plane A transverse plane is a plane that is rotated 90° from two other planes. Anatomy The transverse plane is an anatomical plane that is perpendicular to the sagittal plane and the dorsal plane. It is also called the axial plane or horizonta ...

, the plane orthogonal to the anteroposterior or oral-aboral axis * Transverse rotors, a type of rotorcraft in which there are two rotors mounted side by side * Transverse wave, a wave that causes a disturbance in the medium perpendicular to the direction it advances * Transverse Island, an island on the east side of Stefansson Bay, off the coast of Enderby Land * ''Transverse'' (album), a 2012 album by Carter Tutti Void

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