| 1. | a prefix occurring in loanwords from Latin (transcend; transfix); on this model, used with the meanings “across,” “beyond,” “through,” “changing thoroughly,” “transverse,” in combination with elements of any origin: transisthmian; trans-Siberian; transempirical; transvalue. |
| 2. | Chemistry. a prefix denoting a geometric isomer having a pair of identical atoms or groups on the opposite sides of two atoms linked by a double bond. Compare cis- (def. 2). |
| 3. | Astronomy. a prefix denoting something farther from the sun (than a given planet): trans-Martian; trans-Neptunian. |
| 1. | transaction; transactions. |
| 2. | transfer. |
| 3. | transferred. |
| 4. | transformer. |
| 5. | transit. |
| 6. | transitive. |
| 7. | translated. |
| 8. | translation. |
| 9. | translator. |
| 10. | transparent. |
| 11. | transportation. |
| 12. | transpose. |
| 13. | transverse. |
trans (trāns, trānz)
adj.
Having two genes, each carrying a mutation, located on opposite chromosomes of a homologous pair. Often italic.
trans- pref.
Across; on the other side; beyond: transilient.
Through: transpiration.
Change; transfer: transketolation.
Having a pair of identical atoms on opposite sides of two atoms linked by a double bond. Used of a geometric isomer. Usually in italic: trans-butene.
TRANS
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