Dictionary![]() ![]() trans-1. a prefix occurring in loanwords from Latin ( transcend; transfix ); on this model, used with the meanings “across,” “beyond,” “through,” “changing thoroughly,” “transverse,” in combination with elements of any origin: transisthmian; trans-Siberian; transempirical; transvalue. 2. Chem.a prefix denoting a geometric isomer having a pair of identical atoms or groups on the opposite sides of two atoms linked by a double bond. Cf. cis- (def. 2). 3. Astron.a prefix denoting something farther from the sun (than a given planet): trans-Martian; trans-Neptunian. trans.1. transaction; transactions. 2. transfer. 3. transferred. 4. transformer. 5. transit. 6. transitive. 7. translated. 8. translation. 9. translator. 10. transparent. 11. transportation. 12. transpose. 13. transverse. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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