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tran·sect

 (trăn-sĕkt′)
tr.v. tran·sect·ed, tran·sect·ing, tran·sects
To divide by cutting transversely.
n.
A usually straight line along which measurements or observations are made at regular intervals, as for purposes of ecological study.
[trans- + -sect.]
tran·sec′tion n.
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transect

vb
(tr) to cut or divide crossways
n
(Environmental Science) a sample strip of land used to monitor plant distribution, animal populations, etc, within a given area
[C17: from Latin trans- + secāre to cut]
tranˈsection n
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tran•sect

(trænˈsɛkt)

v.t.
to cut across; dissect transversely.
[1625–35; tran (s)- + Latin sectus]
tran•sec′tion, n.
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transect


Past participle: transected
Gerund: transecting

Imperative
transect
transect
Present
I transect
you transect
he/she/it transects
we transect
you transect
they transect
Preterite
I transected
you transected
he/she/it transected
we transected
you transected
they transected
Present Continuous
I am transecting
you are transecting
he/she/it is transecting
we are transecting
you are transecting
they are transecting
Present Perfect
I have transected
you have transected
he/she/it has transected
we have transected
you have transected
they have transected
Past Continuous
I was transecting
you were transecting
he/she/it was transecting
we were transecting
you were transecting
they were transecting
Past Perfect
I had transected
you had transected
he/she/it had transected
we had transected
you had transected
they had transected
Future
I will transect
you will transect
he/she/it will transect
we will transect
you will transect
they will transect
Future Perfect
I will have transected
you will have transected
he/she/it will have transected
we will have transected
you will have transected
they will have transected
Future Continuous
I will be transecting
you will be transecting
he/she/it will be transecting
we will be transecting
you will be transecting
they will be transecting
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been transecting
you have been transecting
he/she/it has been transecting
we have been transecting
you have been transecting
they have been transecting
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been transecting
you will have been transecting
he/she/it will have been transecting
we will have been transecting
you will have been transecting
they will have been transecting
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been transecting
you had been transecting
he/she/it had been transecting
we had been transecting
you had been transecting
they had been transecting
Conditional
I would transect
you would transect
he/she/it would transect
we would transect
you would transect
they would transect
Past Conditional
I would have transected
you would have transected
he/she/it would have transected
we would have transected
you would have transected
they would have transected
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Verb1.transect - cut across or divide transversely; "the trails transect the property"
cut - separate with or as if with an instrument; "Cut the rope"
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Translations

transect

[trænˈsekt] N → transecto m
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transect

[trænˈsɛkt] vt → tagliare trasversalmente
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

transect

v. cortar transversalmente.
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For Himalayan Monal, direct observations by using line transect is more reliable method (Gaston et al., 1983).
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Values of "-1" represented a loss in shrub presence, "0" indicated no change, and "+1" indicated shrub presence along a transect where there was none previously.
The Trans-Alaska Pipeline System Facilitates Shrub Establishment in Northern Alaska
All but 1 individual were present in the transect that was located along the northern talus-dominated shoreline of the lake (Fig.
INCREASED AMPHIBIAN PRESENCE IN A MONTANE LAKE AFTER FISH REMOVAL, MOUNT RAINIER NATIONAL PARK, WASHINGTON
rugosa distribution were investigated using two sample z tests for proportions by comparing the percent of tunnels tracked per transect pairwise between years 2008, 2013 and 2015.
Population expansion by Cook Strait giant weta, Deinacrida rugosa (Orthoptera: Anostostomatidae), following translocation to Matiu/Somes Island, New Zealand, and subsequent changes in abundance
We permanently located the ends of each transect with steel rods (rebars ~0.5 m long and 12.7 mm in diameter) driven solidly into the soil, or down to bedrock.
Native desert grassland plant species declines and accelerated erosion in the Paint Gap Hills of southwest Texas
During 2012 and 2014 and while in the submersible, the observer recorded into the microphone of a video recorder the species (to lowest possible taxon) of every fish observed within the transect boundary.
A Comparison of Fishes and Invertebrates Living in the Vicinity of Energized and Unenergized Submarine Power Cables and Natural Sea Floor off Southern California, USA
We therefore modelled the number of deer observed using a GLM with a negative binomial distribution and a log link, entering the number of deer seen per transect as our response variable and the log-transformed (natural logarithm) effective length of transects (in km) as an offset variable (Zuur et al.
Saving time and money by using diurnal vehicle counts to monitor roe deer abundance
All species occurrences within a 50 m section of transect were documented including if the animal was walking along our cut transect or if it passed perpendicular or diagonal to it (determined by directionality of tracks).
Composicion y densidad de las comunidades de grandes mamiferos bajo un gradiente de alteracion en el noreste de Costa Rica
Here, we provide an overview of the North American Monsoon GPS Transect Experiment 2013 in northwestern Mexico for the study of mesoscale processes and the impact of PWV observations on high-resolution model forecasts of organized convective events during the 2013 monsoon.
The North American monsoon GPS transect experiment 2013
During these transect surveys, the observer inside the HOV identified and counted all fish that occurred within 2 m on the starboard side.
A comparison of density and length of Pacific groundfishes observed from 2 survey vehicles: a manned submersible and a remotely operated vehicle
The Population was estimated by counting the vultures involved in active nest breeding (nesting site population) as well as, those encountered during transect surveys (transect count population).
Spatio-temporal Decline of Himalayan Griffon (Gyps himalayensis Hume, 1869) in Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan

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