"transect" meaning in English

See transect in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /tɹænˈsɛkt/, /tɹɑːnˈsɛkt/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-transect.wav Forms: transects [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛkt Head templates: {{en-noun}} transect (plural transects)
  1. A path along which a researcher moves to count and record observations or collect data. Derived forms: beach transect Related terms: quadrat Translations (a path along which a researcher moves to count and record observations): transekt [masculine] (Czech), transecto [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-transect-en-noun-RWUfw2-x

Verb

IPA: /tɹænˈsɛkt/, /tɹɑːnˈsɛkt/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-transect.wav Forms: transects [present, singular, third-person], transecting [participle, present], transected [participle, past], transected [past]
Rhymes: -ɛkt Head templates: {{en-verb}} transect (third-person singular simple present transects, present participle transecting, simple past and past participle transected)
  1. (transitive) To divide something by cutting transversely. Tags: transitive Related terms: transection
    Sense id: en-transect-en-verb-a7oVtRDm Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 38 62 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 24 76 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 37 63 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 31 69 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 31 69 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 27 73

Inflected forms

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