transect
/tɹænˈsɛkt/
transect verb: to divide something by cutting transversely.
Verb
transect (third-person singular simple present transects, present participle transecting, simple past and past participle transected)
- To divide something by cutting transversely.
Noun
transect (plural transects)
- A path along which a researcher moves to count and record observations or collect data.
- The AOT methodology employs the concept of a ‘transect’, the essential idea of which is to collect data taken along a line or series of lines that cross a certain space. Collecting data via transects is a commonplace in biology, being regularly used for such purposes as monitoring butterfly numbers...2019, Li Huang, James Lambert, “Another Arrow for the Quiver: A New Methodology for Multilingual Researchers”, in Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, →DOI, page 4
Examples of transect in a sentence
- Check for a proper blood supply by transecting the mesosigmoidal vessel (drummond's arcade).
- We compared the frequencies of alightings on hosts with those predicted from random transect data.
- Transects can be taken in localised settings and compared to local visual environments, as in this pilot study.
Forms of transect
| Verb | |
|---|---|
| third-person singular present | transects |
| present participle | transecting |
| past participle | transected |
| past | transected |
| Noun | |
| plural | transects |
Origin of transect
From tran- + sect.
Words formed from transect
Words that rhyme with transect
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- respect
- deflect
- dissect
- expect
- redirect
- suspect
- correct
- defect
- disconnect
- infect
- inflect
- neglect
- resurrect
- unchecked
- abject
- bisect
- deject
- deselect
- genuflect
- incorrect
- inspect
- interject
- introspect
- object
- sect
- wrecked
- conject
- convect
- decked
- detect
- elect
- intersect
- necked
- perfect
- prospect
- protect
- recollect
- reconnect
- select
- subject
- trisect
- bandreject
- cathect
- cobra effect
- counterobject
- despect
- disinfect
- disject
Questions about transect
- What does transect mean?
- Transect means to divide something by cutting transversely.
- What part of speech is transect?
- Transect can be a verb or a noun.
- How do you pronounce transect?
- Transect is pronounced /tɹænˈsɛkt/.
- What is the past tense of transect?
- The past tense of transect is transected.
Words near transect in the dictionary
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