transverse section
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This is also seen in a transverse section of the calyx of Magnolia grandiflora, where each of the three leaves embraces that within it.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 5 "Fleury, Claude" to "Foraker" by Various
The warping does not produce a marked convexity in transverse section, but does so in longitudinal section.
From Kyphosis and other Variations in Soft-shelled Turtles by Smith, Hobart M.
The Pier is frequently so disposed that its transverse section is greater than its longitudinal section, or, in other words, it is thicker from North to South than it is from East to West.
From The Seven Periods of English Architecture Defined and Illustrated by Sharpe, Edmund
IM, A transverse section through the internal mammary artery.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 6 "Armour Plates" to "Arundel, Earls of" by Various
In transverse section the cone is flattened, so that there is an anterior and a posterior surface and a superior and inferior border.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 2 "Hearing" to "Helmond" by Various
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