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transect [tran-sekt] ExamplesWord Origin See more synonyms for transect on Thesaurus.com verb (used with object)
- to cut across; dissect transversely.
Origin of transect 1625–35; tran(s)- + Latin sectus, past participle of secāre to cut, sever (see section)Related formstran·sec·tion, noun Related Words for transect crosscut, bisect, intersect, traverse, cut, divide, shear, hack, separate, cleave Examples from the Web for transect Historical Examples of transect
Specimens from a transect of southeastern Sonora show intergradation between Perognathus goldmani and P. artus.
Conspecificity of two pocket mice, Perognathus goldmani and P. artus
E. Raymond Hall
The two birds from 12 miles north of Kalabakan were taken in a net stretched across a surveyor’s transect.
Max C. Thompson
British Dictionary definitions for transect transect verb (trænˈsɛkt)
- (tr) to cut or divide crossways
noun (ˈtrænsɛkt)
- a sample strip of land used to monitor plant distribution, animal populations, etc, within a given area
Derived Formstransection, nounWord Origin for transect C17: from Latin trans- + secāre to cut Word Origin and History for transect v.
“to cut across,” 1630s, from Latin trans- “across” (see trans-) + sectus, past participle of secare “to cut” (see section (n.)).