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Definitions for Traversable

[1] to pass or move over, along, or through.
[2] to go to and fro over or along.
[3] to extend across or over: A bridge traverses the stream.
[4] to go up, down, or across (a rope, mountain, hill, etc.) at an angle: The climbers traversed the east face of the mountain.
[5] to ski across (a hill or slope).
[6] to cause to move laterally.
[7] to look over, examine, or consider carefully; review; survey.
[8] to go counter to; obstruct; thwart.
[9] to contradict or deny.
[10] Law . (in the law of pleading) to deny formally (an allegation of fact set forth in a previous pleading). to join issue upon.
[11] to turn and point (a gun) in any direction.
[12] to pass along or go across something; cross: a point in the river where we could traverse.
[13] to ski across a hill or slope on a diagonal.
[14] to turn laterally, as a gun.
[15] Fencing . to glide the blade toward the hilt of the contestant's foil while applying pressure to the blade.
[16] the act of passing across, over, or through.
[17] something that crosses, obstructs, or thwarts; obstacle.
[18] a transversal or similar line.
[19] a place where one may traverse or cross; crossing.
[20] Architecture . a transverse gallery or loft of communication in a church or other large building.
[21] a bar, strip, rod, or other structural part placed or extending across; crosspiece; crossbar.
[22] a railing, lattice, or screen serving as a barrier.
[23] Nautical . the zigzag track of a vessel compelled by contrary winds or currents to sail on different courses. each of the runs in a single direction made in such sailing.
[24] Fortification . a defensive barrier, parapet, or the like, placed transversely. a defensive barrier thrown across the terreplein or the covered way of a fortification to protect it from enfilade fire.
[25] Gunnery . the horizontal turning of a gun so as to make it point in any required direction.
[26] Machinery . the motion of a lathe tool or grinding wheel along a piece of work. a part moving along a piece of work in this way, as the carriage of a lathe.
[27] Surveying . a series of intersecting surveyed lines whose lengths and angles of intersection, measured at instrument stations, are recorded graphically on a map and in numerical form in data tables. Compare closed traverse.
[28] Law . a formal denial of some matter of fact alleged by the other side.
[29] lying, extending, or passing across; transverse.
[30] to pass or go over or back and forth over (something); cross
[31] (tr) to go against; oppose; obstruct
[32] to move or cause to move sideways or crosswise
[33] (tr) to extend or reach across
[34] to turn (an artillery gun) laterally on its pivot or mount or (of an artillery gun) to turn laterally
[35] (tr) to look over or examine carefully
[36] (tr) law to deny (an allegation of fact), as in pleading
[37] (intr) fencing to slide one's blade towards an opponent's hilt while applying pressure against his blade
[38] mountaineering to move across (a face) horizontally
[39] (tr) nautical to brace (a yard) fore and aft
[40] something being or lying across, such as a transom
[41] a gallery or loft inside a building that crosses it
[42] maths another name for transversal (def. 1)
[43] an obstruction or hindrance
[44] fortifications a protective bank or other barrier across a trench or rampart
[45] a railing, screen, or curtain
[46] the act or an instance of traversing or crossing
[47] a path or road across
[48] nautical the zigzag course of a vessel tacking frequently
[49] law the formal denial of a fact alleged in the opposite party's pleading
[50] surveying a survey consisting of a series of straight lines, the length of each and the angle between them being measured
[51] mountaineering a horizontal move across a face
[52] being or lying across; transverse
[53] an archaic word for across

Words related to Traversable

traversenavigable, reachable, accessible, attainable, beaten, broad, easy, fair, open, penetrable, traveled, unobstructed, unblocked, motorable

Words nearby Traversable

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Origin of Traversable

e1250–1300; (v.) Middle English traversen < Middle French traverser to cross < Late Latin trānsversāre, derivative of Latin trānsversus (see trans-, versus); (noun) Middle English travers(e ) < Middle French traverse (< Latin trānsversa something lying across, feminine of trānsversus ) and travers (< Latin trānsversum passage across, neuter of trānsversus )

Other words from Traversable

tra·vers·a·ble , adjective
tra·vers·al , noun
tra·vers·er , noun
non·tra·vers·a·ble , adjective
re·trav·erse , verb, re·trav·ersed, re·trav·ers·ing.
un·tra·vers·a·ble , adjective
un·trav·ersed , adjective

Word origin for Traversable

eC14: from Old French traverser , from Late Latin trānsversāre , from Latin trānsversus transverse

Synonyms for Traversable

graded, navigable, reachable, accessible, attainable, beaten, broad, crossable, easy, fair, motorable, open, penetrable, travelable, traveled, unblocked, unobstructed