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单词 transect
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transect

[ tran-sekt ]
/ trænˈsɛkt /
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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)

OTHER WORDS FROM transect

tran·sec·tion, noun

Words nearby transect

transduce, transducer, transducer cell, transduction, transe, transect, transection, transelement, transelementate, transempirical, transenna
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Example sentences from the Web for 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.

    Birds from North Borneo|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 forms of transect

transection, noun

Word Origin for transect

C17: from Latin trans- + secāre to cut
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