trans (not comparable)
(chemistry) In (or constituting, forming, or describing) a double bond in which the greater radical on both ends is on the opposite side of the bond.
(cytology) Of the side of the Golgi apparatus farther from the endoplasmic reticulum.
Compare trans- and its usage notes.
• cis
trans (third-person singular simple present transes, present participle transing, simple past and past participle transed)
(rare, transitive, social sciences) To cross from one side to another of (gender, sex or something in that vein).
trans (not comparable)
Transgender (or sometimes transsexual).
Alternative form of trans*
Compare trans- and its usage notes; see also trans*.
trans (plural transes)
(informal, sometimes, offensive, sometimes, jocular) A trans person.
Clipping.
trans
Clipping of transaction.
Clipping of transmission.
Inflection.
trans
plural of tran
• ranst, rants, snart, starn, tRNAs, tarns, trnas
Source: Wiktionary
Trans-. Etym: [L. trans across, over.]
Definition: A prefix, signifying over, beyond, through and through, on the other side, as in transalpine, beyond the Alps; transform, to form through and through, that is, anew, transfigure.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
28 March 2025
(noun) a person who invites guests to a social event (such as a party in his or her own home) and who is responsible for them while they are there
According to Guinness World Records, the largest coffee press is 230 cm (7 ft 6 in) in height and 72 cm (2 ft 4 in) in diameter and was created by Salzillo Tea and Coffee (Spain) in Murcia, Spain, in February 2007. The cafetière consists of a stainless steel container, a filtering piston, and a superior lid.
