The Collaborative International Dictionary
Transverse partition
Transverse \Trans*verse"\, a. [L. transversus, p. p. of transvertere to turn on direct across; trans across + vertere to turn: cf. F. transverse. See Verse, and cf. Traverse.] Lying or being across, or in a crosswise direction; athwart; -- often opposed to longitudinal.
Transverse axis (of an ellipse or hyperbola) (Geom.), that axis which passes through the foci.
Transverse partition (Bot.), a partition, as of a pericarp, at right angles with the valves, as in the siliques of mustard.
Usage examples of "transverse partition".
It was interesting to observe the process momentarily arrested at each transverse partition between two cells, and then to see the transparent contents of the cell next below almost flashing into a cloudy mass.