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transects

transects is the plural of transect.

transects is the third-person singular simple present indicative of transect.

Meaning of transect

Noun

transect (plural transects)

  1. 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

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Phrases with transects

Questions about transects

What is transects the plural of?
Transects is the plural of transect.

Words near transects in the dictionary

  1. transecting
  2. transection
  3. transectional
  4. transectioned
  5. transections
  6. transects
  7. transed
  8. transed someone's gender
  9. transed the gay away
  10. transegalitarian
  11. transelectrical

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