traverse movement

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• Traverse Theatre — is Scotland s new writing theatre. It is situated in Edinburgh, Scotland and was founded in 1963.The Traverse Theatre began as a theatre club in the Lawnmarket. In its first year of operation, a Theatre Conference was organised by director Jim… …   Wikipedia

• traverse — [trə vʉrs′, trav′ərs; ] for n. [, ] adj. [, & ] adv. [, trav′ərs, trə vʉrs′] vt. traversed, traversing [ME traversen < OFr traverser < VL < * transversare < L transversus, pp. of transvertere, to turn across < trans , TRANS +… …   English World dictionary

• traverse — [c]/trəˈvɜs / (say truh vers), /ˈtrævɜs / (say travers) verb (traversed, traversing) –verb (t) 1. to pass across, over, or through. 2. to go to and fro over or along, as a place. 3. to extend across. 4. to cause to move laterally. 5. to pass in… …  

• traverse — v. & n. v. 1 tr. travel or lie across (traversed the country; a pit traversed by a beam). 2 tr. consider or discuss the whole extent of (a subject). 3 tr. turn (a large gun) horizontally. 4 tr. Law deny (an allegation) in pleading. 5 tr. thwart,… …   Useful english dictionary

• traverse — I UK [trəˈvɜː(r)s] / US [trəˈvɜrs] verb [transitive] Word forms traverse : present tense I/you/we/they traverse he/she/it traverses present participle traversing past tense traversed past participle traversed formal to move over or across an area …   English dictionary

• traverse — tra|verse1 [ˈtrævə:s US trəˈvə:rs] v [T] [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: traverser, from Late Latin transversare, from Latin transvertere; TRANSVERSE] formal to move across, over, or through something, especially an area of land or water… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• traverse — tra|verse1 [ trə vɜrs ] verb transitive FORMAL to move over or across an area: It took several weeks to traverse the desert. traverse tra|verse 2 [ træ,vɜrs ] noun count TECHNICAL a sideways movement used for moving across a steep slope on a… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• traverse — I. noun Etymology: Middle English travers, from Anglo French travers (as in a travers, de travers across), from Latin transversum (as in in transversum set crosswise), neuter of transversus lying across; senses 5 9 in part from 2traverse more at… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• traverse — [ travəs, trə və:s] verb 1》 travel or extend across or through.     ↘cross a rock face by means of a series of sideways movements from one practicable line of ascent or descent to another.     ↘ski diagonally across (a slope), losing only a… …   English new terms dictionary

• traverse — 1 verb (T) formal to move across, over, or through something: They traversed the desert slowly. 2 noun (C) technical a sideways movement across a very steep slope in mountain climbing: the traverse of the mountain s north face …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• traverse — tra•verse v. [[t]trəˈvɜrs, ˈtræv ərs[/t]] n., adj. [[t]ˈtræv ərs, trəˈvɜrs[/t]] v. versed, vers•ing, n. adj. 1) to pass or move over, along, or through; cross 2) to go to and fro over or along 3) to extend across or over: A bridge traverses the… …   From formal English to slang