Transverse may refer to: * Transverse engine, 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, 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

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