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Definition of Thwartwise
1. Adjective. Extending or lying across; in a crosswise direction; at right angles to the long axis. "Transverse colon"
Definition of Thwartwise
1. Adjective. (archaic) Athwart; from side to side; across. ¹
2. Adverb. (archaic) Athwart; from side to side; across. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Thwartwise
1. [adv]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Thwartwise
Literary usage of Thwartwise
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Manual of Astronomy: A Text-book by Charles Augustus Young (1902)
"... so that the " runaway star " still holds the record for real swiftness.
The formula for this "cross " or "thwartwise " motion (Ab in Fig. ..."
2. Manual of Astronomy: A Text-book by Charles Augustus Young (1902)
"The formula for this "cross " or "thwartwise " motion (Ab in Fig. 174) is 0 (miles
per second) = 2.944 - = 0.903.9 x ^ where /x is the annual proper motion ..."
3. Manual of Astronomy: A Text-book by Charles Augustus Young (1902)
"The formula for this "cross " or "thwartwise " motion (Ab in Fig. 174) is 0 (miles
per second) = 2.944 - = 0.903 yx /a, ..."
4. Allen's Synonyms and Antonyms by Frederic Sturges Allen (1920)
"... traverse (rare), thwartwise (rare or archaic), transversely, transverse (rare);
spec, crisscross, thwart- ship, askew, awry, sidewise, sideways. ..."
5. Graham's Magazine by George R. Graham, Edgar Allan Poe (1842)
"... by short cross-sections of a smaller tree, similarly notched, set thwartwise
bet ween their projecting extremities, and bolted with strong wooden pins. ..."
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