Transverse may refer to:

• Transversality, a concept related to the intersection of manifolds in topology
• Transverse City, an album by Warren Zevon
• 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 plane, the plane orthogonal to the anteroposterior or oral-aboral axis; see Anatomical terms of location
• Transverse wave, a wave that causes a disturbance in the medium perpendicular to the direction it advances
• Transverse Business Solutions, a provider of open source software and services for billing and operations support systems (B/OSS) for the telecom industry