šķērsenisks

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Latvian

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Etymology

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From šķērsenis (transversal object) +‎ -isks, with šķērsenis from šķērss (transverse) +‎ -enis.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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šķērsenisks (definite šķērseniskais, comparative šķērseniskāks, superlative visšķērseniskākais, adverb šķērseniski)

  1. transverse, transversal, crosswise (placed in such a way that it crosses something)
    priekšsēdētāja pierē iegulušas divas dziļas, šķērseniskas rievastwo deep, transverse grooves were embedded on the chairman's forehead
    greipfrūtu lieto svaigu, sagrieztu šķērseniskās šķēlēs, ar cukuru vai bez tāgrapefruits are eaten fresh, cut into transversal slices, with sugar or without it
    izšķir 3 galvenos koksnes griešanas veidus: šķērsenisko - šķērsām šķiedram... garenisko - šķiedru virzienā, un sānisko - slīpi pret šķiedrāmone distinguishes three main kinds of wood cuts: transversal, across the fibers; longitudinal, in the direction of the fibers; and lateral, oblique against the fibers

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