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Definition of Transect
1. Verb. Cut across or divide transversely. "The trails transect the property"
Definition of Transect
1. Verb. (transitive) to divide something by cutting transversely ¹
2. Noun. a path along which a researcher moves, counts and records his observations ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Transect
1. to cut across [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Medical Definition of Transect
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Transect
Literary usage of Transect
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Research Methods in Ecology by Frederic Edward Clements (1905)
"as for the line transect, except that the record covers a decimeter strip just
... The map and the centimeter strip recording the plants of the transect are ..."
2. Anatomy of the Cat by Jacob Ellsworth Reighard, Herbert Spencer Jennings (1901)
"transect the biceps without injuring the tenuissimus, and reflect its ha<ves. 2.
... transect. 6. The tensor fasciae latae (p. 187, and Fig. 68, r). ..."
3. Plant Indicators: The Relation of Plant Communities to Process and Practice by Frederic Edward Clements (1920)
"The central position of the permanent transect permits ready comparison between the
... It is evident that the grazed transect will also show in series the ..."
4. Exploring Biological Diversity, Environment, and Local People's Perspectives by Douglas Sheil (2002)
"This transect was laid out at 45° to the prevailing slope, ... Only if the slope
along the transect line was more than 30° did these distances need to be ..."
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