trans-

Meaning

1. (morpheme) Extending across, through, or over.
2. (morpheme) To or on the other side of, beyond; outside of.
3. (morpheme, physical) 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.)
4. (morpheme) Transgender or transsexual, or pertaining to those who are transgender or transsexual.

Synonyms

trans

Translations

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Pronounced as (IPA)

/tɹænz/

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin trāns (“across, on the far side, beyond”).