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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Traversing \Trav"ers*ing\, a.
     Adjustable laterally; having a lateral motion, or a swinging
     motion; adapted for giving lateral motion.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     Traversing plate (Mil.), one of two thick iron plates at
        the hinder part of a gun carriage, where the handspike is
        applied in traversing the piece. --Wilhelm.
  
     Traversing platform (Mil.), a platform for traversing guns.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Traverse \Trav"erse\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Traversed; p. pr. &
     vb. n. Traversing.] [Cf. F. traverser. See Traverse, a.]
     1. To lay in a cross direction; to cross.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              The parts should be often traversed, or crossed, by
              the flowing of the folds.             --Dryden.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To cross by way of opposition; to thwart with obstacles;
        to obstruct; to bring to naught.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              I can not but . . . admit the force of this
              reasoning, which I yet hope to traverse. --Sir W.
                                                    Scott.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. To wander over; to cross in traveling; as, to traverse the
        habitable globe.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              What seas you traversed, and what fields you fought.
                                                    --Pope.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. To pass over and view; to survey carefully.
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              My purpose is to traverse the nature, principles,
              and properties of this detestable vice --
              ingratitude.                          --South.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     5. (Gun.) To turn to the one side or the other, in order to
        point in any direction; as, to traverse a cannon.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     6. (Carp.) To plane in a direction across the grain of the
        wood; as, to traverse a board.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     7. (Law) To deny formally, as what the opposite party has
        alleged. When the plaintiff or defendant advances new
        matter, he avers it to be true, and traverses what the
        other party has affirmed. To traverse an indictment or an
        office is to deny it.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              And save the expense of long litigious laws,
              Where suits are traversed, and so little won
              That he who conquers is but last undone. --Dryden.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     To traverse a yard (Naut.), to brace it fore and aft.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Traverse \Trav"erse\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Traversed; p. pr. &
     vb. n. Traversing.] [Cf. F. traverser. See Traverse, a.]
     1. To lay in a cross direction; to cross.
  
              The parts should be often traversed, or crossed, by
              the flowing of the folds.             --Dryden.
  
     2. To cross by way of opposition; to thwart with obstacles;
        to obstruct; to bring to naught.
  
              I can not but . . . admit the force of this
              reasoning, which I yet hope to traverse. --Sir W.
                                                    Scott.
  
     3. To wander over; to cross in traveling; as, to traverse the
        habitable globe.
  
              What seas you traversed, and what fields you fought.
                                                    --Pope.
  
     4. To pass over and view; to survey carefully.
  
              My purpose is to traverse the nature, principles,
              and properties of this detestable vice --
              ingratitude.                          --South.
  
     5. (Gun.) To turn to the one side or the other, in order to
        point in any direction; as, to traverse a cannon.
  
     6. (Carp.) To plane in a direction across the grain of the
        wood; as, to traverse a board.
  
     7. (Law) To deny formally, as what the opposite party has
        alleged. When the plaintiff or defendant advances new
        matter, he avers it to be true, and traverses what the
        other party has affirmed. To traverse an indictment or an
        office is to deny it.
  
              And save the expense of long litigious laws, Where
              suits are traversed, and so little won That he who
              conquers is but last undone.          --Dryden.
  
     To traverse a yard (Naut.), to brace it fore and aft.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Traversing \Trav"ers*ing\, a.
     Adjustable laterally; having a lateral motion, or a swinging
     motion; adapted for giving lateral motion.
  
     Traversing plate (Mil.), one of two thick iron plates at
        the hinder part of a gun carriage, where the handspike is
        applied in traversing the piece. --Wilhelm.
  
     Traversing platform (Mil.), a platform for traversing guns.

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  traversing
     n.
     A traversal.
     vb.
     (present participle of en traverse nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  traversing
     n.
     A traversal.
     vb.
     (present participle of en traverse nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  traversing
     n.
     A traversal.
     vb.
     (present participle of en traverse nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  traversing
     n.
     A traversal.
     vb.
     (present participle of en traverse nocat=1)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  traversing
     Englanti vb.
     (en-v-taivm t ravers ing e)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  traversing
     Engelska a.
     (avledning en traverse ordform=prespart)
     Engelska vb.
     (böjning en verb traverse)

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Traversing /tɹɐvˈɜːsɪŋ/
  العبور

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  traversing /tɹɐvˈɜːsɪŋ/ 
  překračující

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  traversing /tɹɐvˈɜːsɪŋ/
  durchfließend
     Synonym: passing
  
   see: pass, traverse, passed, traversed
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  traversing /tɹɐvˈɜːsɪŋ/
  durchkreuzend
   see: traverse, traversed
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  traversing /tɹɐvˈɜːsɪŋ/
  durchquerend, überquerend
   see: traverse, traversed, traverses, traversed
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  traversing /tɹɐvˈɜːsɪŋ/
  durchziehend, durchschneidend
   see: traverse sth., traversed, A multitude of rivers traverse the country., The two lines traverse each other.
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  traversing /tɹɐvˈɜːsɪŋ/
  überspannend
   see: traverse, traversed
  

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  traversing /tɹɐvˈɜːsɪŋ/
  1. sokszögelés
  2. átszelés
  3. keresztezés
  4. hosszesztergályozás
  5. átkelés
  6. visszautasítás
  7. tagadás
  8. oldalmozgás
  9. áttekintés
  10. oldalirányzás
  11. áttolás
  12. oldalt csúszás

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/tɹəˈvɝsɪŋ/

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  vbl. 穿越,通过;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     vbl. 穿越,通过

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