kɹɒs kɹɔs tɹænsˈvɜːsəl tɹænsˈvɝsəl tɹanzˈvɜːs tɹænsˈvɝs extending or lying across; in a crosswise direction; at right angles to the long axis cross members should be all steel from the transverse hall the stairway ascends gracefully transversal vibrations transverse colon