Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A combining-form used, in organic chemistry, to indicate that two radicals are on opposite sides of the plane of union of two carbon atoms, or on opposite sides of the plane of the ring in a cyclic compound. It is, therefore, complementary to cis-. Thus maleic acid is a cis-derivative, and fumaric acid a trans-compound
- noun An abbreviation of transactions, translated or translator, transpose, transitive, etc.
- noun A prefix of Latin origin, meaning ‘across, over, beyond, on the other side of, through,’ as in
transfer , ‘carry over,’ transfuse, ‘pour over,’ transgress, ‘pass beyond,’ etc., transalpine, ‘beyond the Alps,’ etc. (in the last use opposed to cis-).
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- A prefix, signifying
over ,beyond ,through and through ,on the other side , as intrans alpine, beyond the Alps;trans form, to form through and through, that is, anew,trans figure.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- prefix
Across ,through ,over ,beyond , to or on theother side of,outside of. - prefix chemistry Describing a
compound in which twoatoms orgroups aresituated onopposite sides of someplane ofsymmetry passing through the compound.
Etymologies
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Examples
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The carrier said its long-haul business is stable, with "strength in the premium sector," and the melding of trans- Atlantic schedules between BA, Iberia and American is beginning to grab market share, Walsh said today on the conference call.
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Growth in Baltic volumes is being led by demand for trans- shipment, in which cargo to and from less-developed harbors is sent via west-European ports served by bigger vessels with a greater variety of long-distance routes.
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Growth in Baltic volumes is being led by demand for trans- shipment, in which cargo to and from less-developed harbors is sent via west-European ports served by bigger vessels with a greater variety of long-distance routes.
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Even if sexual orientation were a choice, aren’t we a country where we’re supposed to be free to pursue our happiness, whether we’re hetero-, homo-, bi-, trans-, or even a-sexual?
The God Box Alex Sanchez 2007
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Even if sexual orientation were a choice, aren’t we a country where we’re supposed to be free to pursue our happiness, whether we’re hetero-, homo-, bi-, trans-, or even a-sexual?
The God Box Alex Sanchez 2007
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And an instant later, Si Cwan’s and Zak Kebron’s bodies dissipated as the miraculous trans- porter beams kicked in, sending their molecules hurtling through the darkness of space to be reassembled in the place that was their only hope for survival: the science vessel Kayven Ryin.
Star Trek® New Frontier Peter David 1997
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And an instant later, Si Cwan’s and Zak Kebron’s bodies dissipated as the miraculous trans- porter beams kicked in, sending their molecules hurtling through the darkness of space to be reassembled in the place that was their only hope for survival: the science vessel Kayven Ryin.
Star Trek® New Frontier Peter David 1997
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And an instant later, Si Cwan’s and Zak Kebron’s bodies dissipated as the miraculous trans- porter beams kicked in, sending their molecules hurtling through the darkness of space to be reassembled in the place that was their only hope for survival: the science vessel Kayven Ryin.
Star Trek® New Frontier Peter David 1997
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And an instant later, Si Cwan’s and Zak Kebron’s bodies dissipated as the miraculous trans- porter beams kicked in, sending their molecules hurtling through the darkness of space to be reassembled in the place that was their only hope for survival: the science vessel Kayven Ryin.
Star Trek® New Frontier Peter David 1997
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And an instant later, Si Cwan’s and Zak Kebron’s bodies dissipated as the miraculous trans- porter beams kicked in, sending their molecules hurtling through the darkness of space to be reassembled in the place that was their only hope for survival: the science vessel Kayven Ryin.
Star Trek® New Frontier Peter David 1997
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