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transect

noun · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /tɹænˈsɛkt/
  • /tɹɑːnˈsɛkt/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ɛkt
  • CMU ARPABET: T R AE1 N S EH2 K T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

A path along which a researcher moves to count and record observations or collect data.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To divide something by cutting transversely.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

cut across or divide transversely

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the trails transect the property

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: cut

History

Etymology

From tran- + sect.

Across languages

Translations

2 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Czech: transekt — a path along which a researcher moves to count and record observations
  • Spanish: transecto — a path along which a researcher moves to count and record observations