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trans-
(word root) through, across, beyondExamples of words with the root trans-: transportation, transaction
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trans-
pref.
1. Across; on the other side; beyond: transpolar.
2. Through: transcontinental.
3. Change; transfer: transliterate.
4. Having a pair of identical atoms on opposite sides of two atoms linked by a double bond. Used of a geometric isomer: trans-butene.
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trans-
or sometimes before s-tran-
prefix
1. across, beyond, crossing, on the other side: transoceanic; trans-Siberian; transatlantic.
2. changing thoroughly: transliterate.
3. transcending: transubstantiation.
4. transversely: transect.
5. (Elements & Compounds) (often in italics) indicating that a chemical compound has a molecular structure in which two groups or atoms are on opposite sides of a double bond: trans-butadiene. Compare cis-2
[from Latin trāns across, through, beyond]
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trans-
1. a prefix meaning “across,” “through,” occurring orig. in loanwords from Latin, used in particular to form verbs denoting movement or conveyance from place to place (transfer; transmit; transplant) or complete change (transform; transmute), or to form adjectives meaning “crossing,” “on the other side of,” or “going beyond” the place named (transmontane; transnational; trans-Siberian).
2. a prefix used in the names of chemical compounds that are geometric isomers having two identical atoms or groups attached on opposite sides of a molecule divided by a given plane of symmetry. Compare cis- (def. 2).
[< Latin, prefixal use of trāns (preposition) across, through]
trans.
1. transaction.
2. transfer.
3. transferred.
4. transformer.
5. transit.
6. transitive.
7. translated.
8. translation.
9. translator.
10. transparent.
11. transportation.
12. transpose.
13. transverse.
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Translations
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trans-
(trӕns) , (trӕnz) across or through.
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