Transverse

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