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Transected
[
tran-
sekt
]
Origin
tran·sect
/
trænˈsɛkt
/
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[
tran-
sekt
]
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verb (used with object)
to cut across; dissect transversely.
Origin:
1625–35;
tran(s)-
+
Latin
sectus,
past participle of
secāre
to cut, sever (
see
section
)
Related forms
tran·sec·tion,
noun
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Word Origin & History
transect
"to cut across," 1634, from L. trans- "across" + sectus, pp. of secare "to cut" (see
section
).
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