adj
Meaning 1
crossing; lying across
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
crosswise
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adv
Meaning 2
transversely; so as to lie across
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective
Meaning 3
lying or extending across the length of a thing or in a cross direction
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- a crosswise street
- the crosswise dimension
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: lengthwise
adjective satellite
Meaning 4
in the shape of (a horizontal piece on) a cross
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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adverb
Meaning 5
transversely
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- the marble slabs were cut across
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: across, crossways
Antonyms: none provided
adverb
Meaning 6
not in the intended manner
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- things are going crosswise
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From Middle English croswyse, crose wyse, equivalent to cross + -wise.
Across languages
Translations
25 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Ancient Greek: λοξός (loxós) — lying across
- Latin: obliquus — lying across
- Breton: a-groaz — transversely
- Bulgarian: кръстосано (krǎstosano) — transversely
- Bulgarian: на кръст (na krǎst) — transversely
- Czech: křížem — transversely
- Czech: napříč — transversely
- Dutch: kruislings — transversely
- Dutch: kruiselings — transversely
- German: kreuzweise — transversely
- German: quer — transversely
- Ancient Greek: ἐναλλάξ (enalláx) — transversely
- Hungarian: haránt — transversely
- Ingrian: poikittee — transversely
- Latvian: šķērsi — transversely
- Latvian: šķērsu — transversely
- Latvian: šķērsām — transversely
- Māori: tōpeka — transversely
- Russian: крест-на́крест (krest-nákrest) — transversely
- Russian: поперёк (poperjók) — transversely
- Lower Sorbian: prěki — transversely
- Spanish: al través — transversely
- Spanish: atravesado — transversely
- Spanish: transversal — transversely
- Swedish: korsvis — transversely
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