transect

[ tran-sekt ]

verb (used with object)

1. to cut across; dissect transversely.

transect

verb

1. tr to cut or divide crossways

noun

1. a sample strip of land used to monitor plant distribution, animal populations, etc, within a given area

Derived Forms

• tranˈsection, noun

Other Words From

• tran·section noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of transect¹

1625–35; tran(s)- + Latin sectus, past participle of secāre to cut, sever ( section )

Word History and Origins

Origin of transect¹

C17: from Latin trans- + secāre to cut

Example Sentences

Unlike line-transects, local ecological knowledge requires building trust between local communities and researchers—some of the scientists in Braga-Periera’s group have been working with these communities for over 15 years.

From Popular-Science

Line-transects involve dividing up a habitat into lines and often walking along these lines till animal populations are encountered.

From Popular-Science

The two birds from 12 miles north of Kalabakan were taken in a net stretched across a surveyor's transect.

From Project Gutenberg

Specimens from a transect of southeastern Sonora show intergradation between Perognathus goldmani and P. artus.

From Project Gutenberg

Each transect consists of 15 plots at intervals of 200 feet.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• crosscut
• cut across