How to Use transverse in a Sentence

transverse

1 of 2 adjective

• The surgeon made a transverse incision across her abdomen.
• The transverse effect of that is the seller receiving the money.
  — Rene Rodriguez, miamiherald, 26 Jan. 2018
• Instead, those deep breaths cause the woman's transverse abdominals to curl around the baby, lift the pelvic floor, and raise the baby into the rib cage.
  — Redbook, 19 May 2017
• Instead, those deep breaths cause the woman's transverse abdominals to curl around the baby, lift the pelvic floor, and raise the baby into the rib cage.
  — Redbook, 19 May 2017
• Detours would require trucks to travel 30 miles out of the way or transverse congested city streets.
  — Erin Edgemon, AL.com, 13 June 2017
• Brace through the core (engaging your transverse abdominals and obliques by pulling air in toward the trunk).
  — The Washington Post, The Denver Post, 18 May 2017
• And then a lot of work on the transverse abdominis, a lot of exercises that will engage that, like bird dogs.
  — Tim Ferriss, Outside Online, 25 June 2019
• The woman in this case had a horizontal wall, known as a transverse vaginal septum (TVS).
  — Samantha Lauriello, Health.com, 15 July 2019
• In 2014, both Romo and Cam Newton returned from a transverse fracture to play after missing one game.
  — Profootballdoc, sandiegouniontribune.com, 7 Oct. 2017
• Why: The transverse abdominis is the body’s natural weight belt.
  — Emily Abbate, GQ, 29 Mar. 2018
• The abrupt ending to the fall caused him to suffer a stiff and sore neck, a concussion, black eye, forehead cut and some broken transverse processes, parts of the the vertebrae that hold muscle to spine.
  — Brady Slater, Twin Cities, 10 Jan. 2017
• As Mansour mentioned, the exercise targets the deepest core muscle that wraps around your sides and spine, the transverse abdominis.
  — Jenny McCoy, SELF, 23 Nov. 2018
• The compact, eight-valve transverse architecture shortens the wheelbase, which eases the seat height, quickens the steering and instills a decent sense of flat-foot comfort in riders.
  — Joe Michaud, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Aug. 2019
• Analysis of the remains from Las Llamas shows that both children and llamas were killed with consistent, efficient, transverse cuts across the sternum.
  — National Geographic, 26 Apr. 2018
• Experts also agree that no more than two prior low transverse cesarean incisions are best when trying for a VBAC to avoid risk of uterine rupture.
  — Mariko Zapf, Good Housekeeping, 16 Nov. 2017
• In addition to sculpting your butt, this move challenges your obliques and transverse abdominis, aka your waist-cinching muscles.
  — NBC News, 2 May 2018
• After a visit to the emergency room, doctors diagnosed Liz with transverse myelitis, an inflammation of the spinal cord, which left her paralyzed from the waist down.
  — Sheeka Sanahori, USA TODAY, 8 Aug. 2017
• Worse, as in this child’s highly unusual case, such blockage can cause transverse myelitis — inflammation of the spinal cord — leading to paralysis.
  — Mark E. Bruley, Philly.com, 15 Sep. 2017
• For four years, her doctor prescribed the 61-year-old a wide range of opioids for her transverse myelitis, a debilitating disease that caused pain, muscle weakness and paralysis.
  — Washington Post, 12 Apr. 2018
• Thompson said that the safety mechanism is similar to the tang safety of a shotgun and includes a mechanical block actuated by a transverse cam mounted on the side of the assembly.
  — Outdoor Life, 21 Jan. 2020
• That led to a wide range of approaches, with some teams going transverse with their motor/gearbox layout while others went longitudinal; likewise, some teams used two or three gears, while others used just one.
  — Bengt Halvorson, Car and Driver, 31 Jan. 2018
• Women with diastasis recti can be taught how to engage their transverse abdominals and pelvic floor, which is crucial to recovery.
  — Angela Garbes, The Cut, 15 May 2018
• Schechter was diagnosed with idiopathic transverse myelitis, an inflammation of the spine.
  — Nadia Kounang, CNN, 29 Apr. 2018
• In addition to the triceps work, the list of muscles working here includes rectus abdominis, transverse abdominis and internal and external obliques.
  — Leah Prinzivalli, SELF, 2 May 2018
• Well after Horch the man departed, the automaker was cranking out dual-overhead-cam straight-eights, servo-actuated brakes, four-wheel independent suspension, transverse leaf springs, and five-speed gearboxes.
  — Clifford Atiyeh, Car and Driver, 25 May 2019
• My party-talk includes a long disquisition on Sir Alec Issigonis and the enduring awesomeness of the original Mini (1959), a car whose packaging (front-transverse engine, front drive) set the template for generations of cheap, fuel-efficient cars.
  — Dan Neil, WSJ, 18 Oct. 2018
• Drawing from external anatomy, CT scans, and digital models of the dinosaur’s bones, Ibiricu and coauthors detected evidence of interconnected air sacs in the transverse processes of Katepensaurus back vertebrae.
  — Brian Switek, Scientific American Blog Network, 15 May 2017
• The surgeon made a transverse incision across her abdomen.
• The transverse effect of that is the seller receiving the money.
  — Rene Rodriguez, miamiherald, 26 Jan. 2018
• Instead, those deep breaths cause the woman's transverse abdominals to curl around the baby, lift the pelvic floor, and raise the baby into the rib cage.
  — Redbook, 19 May 2017

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transverse

2 of 2 noun

• To work the transverse plane, start with your arms straight out in front of you.
  — Jen Murphy, WSJ, 5 Sep. 2020
• Could a transverse-engine crossover live up to the Range Rover name?
  — Ezra Dyer, Car and Driver, 10 June 2022
• Sagittal, frontal, and even a little bit of transverse—this workout has it all.
  — Perri O. Blumberg, Men's Health, 26 Oct. 2022
• Setting it up, however, required a bit of stamina and the help of a taller friend to drape the fabric over the transverse pole.
  — Stephanie Krikorian, WSJ, 11 Aug. 2021
• Only the longish front overhang hints at the transverse-engine, front-drive setup.
  — Dave Vanderwerp, Car and Driver, 24 Sep. 2020
• There is another recessed seating area on the foredeck, while a transverse swimming pool takes pride of place on the aft deck.
  — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 3 Oct. 2022
• News quickly came to light that the illness might be transverse myelitis, though, which was first reported from an anonymous source of The New York Times.
  — Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 9 Sep. 2020
• More lockable storage is hiding in a transverse tunnel behind the cab.
  — K.c. Colwell, Car and Driver, 2 Feb. 2022
• There may not be a cut in the film, but except for a couple of lengthy tracking shots (the transverse of no-man’s land comes close to a fun-house ride) the camera does not call attention to itself.
  — Karl Vick, Time, 3 Dec. 2019
• Over time, transverse plane moves build a tougher, more resilient core that is able to withstand shocks and absorb impact from all directions.
  — Men's Health, 7 July 2023
• The surgeon inspects the tunnel and then uses a blade attached to the camera to cut the transverse carpal ligament — the roof of the tunnel — to relieve nerve compression.
  — Kristin Karim, M.d., Mayo Foundation For Medical Education and Research, Chicago Tribune, 7 July 2023
• This was evident in the transverse banding, or strips of cloud cover, that was radiating away from the storm on its northwest side.
  — Matthew Cappucci, Washington Post, 6 Nov. 2020
• Before canals carved up South Dade, sawgrass marshes that made up transverse glades allowed freshwater to flow in sheets east.
  — Jenny Staletovich, miamiherald, 27 Aug. 2017
• Both use transverse-mounted turbocharged 2.0-liter inline-fours driving all four wheels.
  — Eric Tingwall, Car and Driver, 8 Oct. 2020
• View Photos There is one other unique design feature that has a strong chance of making it to production, and that is the subtle transverse blister atop the roof just above the windshield.
  — Dan Edmunds, Car and Driver, 3 Sep. 2023
• In the lead-up to his exit from the group, Jordison was hospitalized in 2012 and was diagnosed with transverse myelitis, which impacted his legs.
  — Jolie Lash, EW.com, 27 July 2021
• This move works both the internal and external obliques as well as the transverse and rectus abdominis, says Mansour.
  — Jenny McCoy, SELF, 6 Apr. 2018
• This exercise works the transverse abdominis, the deepest ab muscle that helps support the low back, and also works with multifidus muscles, the ones that run along the spine.
  — Stephanie Mansour, CNN, 18 Dec. 2020
• The next year, he was diagnosed with acute transverse myelitis, a spinal cord disorder that led to temporary paralysis.
  — Washington Post, 27 Nov. 2020
• Its fully independent suspension used Dubonnet-type trailing arms, coil springs, and hydraulic dampers in front and swing axles with transverse leaf springs in back.
  — Gary Witzenburg, Car and Driver, 21 Nov. 2022
• In particular, The New York Times later reported that the patient had transverse myelitis, which is a rare syndrome that is sometimes caused by viruses.
  — Andy Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune, 10 Sep. 2020
• The transverse transmission leaves more space under the car’s rear, so the diffuser ramps upward at a steeper angle, contributing to the 74 percent increase in rear downforce.
  — Dan Carney, Popular Science, 3 Apr. 2023
• This five-minute Pilates routine works the deepest abdominal muscles, the transverse abdominis, which help support the low back and core.
  — Stephanie Mansour, CNN, 23 Sep. 2020
• Flying Fox’s many extras include a 40-foot transverse main deck pool and a bridge deck open-air cooking station, with a rotisserie, teppanyaki grill and pizza oven.
  — Howard Walker, Robb Report, 13 Aug. 2021
• That includes the transverse abdominis, one of the deepest abdominal muscles, which wraps around the lower torso like a girdle.
  — Hayden Carpenter, Outside Online, 16 May 2021
• Along with your rectus abdominis, the hollow hold hits your transverse abdominis (your deepest core muscles), plus your lower back, and a little bit of your obliques.
  — Christa Sgobba, SELF, 5 Dec. 2022
• For example, someone with a transverse vaginal septum, meaning they’re born with a wall of tissue that separates parts of the vagina6, might not menstruate or have a hard time inserting a tampon.
  — SELF, 25 Feb. 2022
• Your core also includes your deep stabilizing muscles called the transverse abdominis, your hips, lower back, and pelvic floor.
  — Amy Marturana Winderl, SELF, 3 Mar. 2022
• There's nothing particularly interesting about the control-arm front and beam-axle rear suspension other than the transverse leaf spring that suspends the front.
  — Tony Quiroga, Car and Driver, 22 May 2022
• In rare instances, vaccines have triggered cases of transverse myelitis; although it can also be caused by viral infections.
  — Adam Feuerstein, STAT, 9 Sep. 2020

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