transecting

[tran-sekt]

Origin

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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Transecting is always a great word to know.

So is ninnyhammer. Does it mean:

a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.

a fool or simpleton; ninny.

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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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