The Only Use of
transverse
in
Frankenstein
- In a thousand spots the traces of the winter avalanche may be perceived, where trees lie broken and strewed on the ground, some entirely destroyed, others bent, leaning upon the jutting rocks of the mountain or transversely upon other trees.†
Chpt 10
Definition:
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(transverse) in a crosswise direction (at a right angle to the long axis); or something in such a direction