trans-
prefix
- across, through, over, beyond
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /tɹænz/ / /tɹæns/
prefix
Etymology: Etymology tree Latin trans-bor. English trans- Borrowed from Latin trans- (“across, beyond, on the far side”).
- Extending across, through, or over.
“trans- + national → transnational”
“trans- + regional → transregional”
- To or on the other side of, beyond; outside of.
“trans- + alpine → transalpine”
“trans- + uranic → transuranic”
- A compound in which two atoms or groups are situated on opposite sides of some plane of symmetry passing through the compound. (Also used without the hyphen as an adjective; see trans.)
“transacetylase, tranexamic acid, transaldolase”
- Transgender or transsexual, or pertaining to those who are transgender or transsexual.
“transmasculine, transfeminist, transphobia”
“For quotations using this term, see Citations:trans-.”