transect
[tran-sekt]
verb (used with object)
to cut across; dissect transversely.
Origin of transect
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Related Words for transected
crosscut, bisect, intersect, traverse, cut, divide, shear, hack, separate, cleavetransect
verb (trænˈsɛkt)
noun (ˈtrænsɛkt)
Word Origin for transect
C17: from Latin trans- + secāre to cut
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