transected

trænˈsɛktɪd

Definition

Definition of transected - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

cutting

TECH.

cut across or divided by cutting

TECH.

The transected tissue samples were examined under the microscope.
The transected road caused a lot of traffic.
The transected landscape was a result of the new highway.

bisected

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Origin of transected

Latin, trans (across) + sectus (cut)

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French:sectionné, ...
German:geschnitten, ...
Italian:tagliato trasversalmente, ...
Spanish:cortado, ...
Portuguese:seccionado, ...
Chinese:横切的, ...
Japanese:横断された, ...
Arabic:مُقْطَع عَرْضِيًّا, ...
Hebrew:חָתוּךְ, ...
Russian:пересеченный, ...
Ukrainian:перетятий, ...
Hindi:कटा हुआ, ...
Bengali:কাটা, ...
Catalan:tallat, ...
Czech:přeťatý, ...
Danish:skåret, ...
Dutch:doorsneden, ...
Greek:διατεταγμένο, ...
Hungarian:átmetszett, ...
Khmer:ត្រូវបានកាត់កាត់ទទឹង, ...
Korean:절단된, ...
Persian:برش خورده, ...
Polish:przecięty, ...
Portuguese (BR):cortado, ...
Romanian:transecat, ...
Swedish:genomskuren, ...
Thai:ตัดขวาง, ...
Turkish:kesilmiş, ...
Vietnamese:bị cắt ngang, ...

transect

trænˈsɛkt

Definition of transect - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

ecology

TECH.

sample strip for monitoring plant or animal distribution

TECH.

They set up a transect to study the forest floor.

cross-section

Verb

tr.

geometry

TECH.

divide something by cutting across it

TECH.

The surgeon will transect the tissue carefully.

bisect

cross

intersect

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sample strip for monitoring plant or animal distribution

Origin of transect

Latin, trans (across) + secare (to cut)

Examples of transect in a sentence

A transect was used to map the coral reef.
The road will transect the forest, affecting wildlife.
Engineers plan to transect the land for the new highway.

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French:transect, sectionner, ...
German:Transekt, durchtrennen, ...
Italian:linea di campionamento, dividere, ...
Spanish:transecto, transectar, ...
Portuguese:transecto, transectar, ...
Chinese:样带, 横切, ...
Japanese:トランセクト, 横断切開する, ...
Arabic:شَرِيط عَيِّنَة, قَطَعَ, ...
Hebrew:קוּ דְגִימָה, לַחֲתֹךְ לָרוֹחַב, ...
Russian:трансект, пересекать, ...
Ukrainian:транект, перетинати, ...
Hindi:ट्रान्सेक्ट, काटना, ...
Bengali:ট্রানসেক্ট, কেটে বিভক্ত করা, ...
Catalan:transecte, transectar, ...
Czech:transekt, přetnout, ...
Danish:prøvestribe, transektere, ...
Dutch:transect, doorsnijden, ...
Greek:λωρίδα μελέτης, διατέμνω, ...
Hungarian:mintavételi transzekt, átmetszeni, ...
Khmer:ខ្សែស្ទង់សំណាក, កាត់ឆ្លងកាត់, ...
Korean:트랜섹트, 절단하다, ...
Persian:نوار نمونه, برش داد, ...
Polish:transekt, przeciąć, ...
Portuguese (BR):transecto, transectar, ...
Romanian:transect, a tăia, ...
Swedish:transekt, transektera, ...
Thai:แถบตัวอย่าง, ตัดผ่าน, ...
Turkish:transekt, kesip ayırmak, ...
Vietnamese:dải mẫu, cắt ngang, ...

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