Transverse may refer to:

• Transverse engine, an engine in which the crankshaft is oriented side-to-side relative to the wheels of the vehicle
• Transverse flute, a flute that is held horizontally
• Transverse force (or Euler force), the tangential force that is felt in reaction to any angular acceleration
• Transverse mass, a particle physics quantity
• Transverse plane, the plane orthogonal to the anteroposterior or oral-aboral axis
• Transverse rotors, a type of rotorcraft in which there are two rotors mounted side by side
• Transverse wave, a wave that causes a disturbance in the medium perpendicular to the direction it advances
• Transverse Island, an island on the east side of Stefansson Bay, off the coast of Enderby Land