transcurrent
[ trans-kur-uhnt, -kuhr- ]
/ trænsˈkɜr ənt, -ˈkʌr- /
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adjective
running or extending across or transversely.
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Transcurrent, trans-kur′ent, adj. passing transversely, as the postfrena of a beetle.
British Dictionary definitions for transcurrent
transcurrent
/ (trænzˈkʌrənt) /
adjective
running across; transverse
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