trans-
/trans/ /trɑːns/ /tranz/ /trɑːnz/prefix
1Across; beyond: transcontinental transgress
1.1On or to the other side of. Often contrasted with cis- (sense 1). transatlantic transalpine
2Through: transonic
2.1Into another state or place: transform translate
2.2Surpassing; transcending: transfinite
3Referring or relating to people whose sense of personal identity and gender does not correspond with their birth sex. Compare with cis- (sense 2). transgender transphobia
4 Chemistry (usually trans-) Denoting molecules with trans arrangements of substituents: trans-1,2-dichloroethene
4.1 Genetics Denoting alleles on different chromosomes.
Origin
From Latin trans 'across'.