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
22 February 2025
(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’
Espresso is both a coffee beverage and a brewing method that originated in Italy. When making an espresso, a small amount of nearly boiling water under pressure forces through finely-ground coffee beans. It has more caffeine per unit volume than most coffee beverages. Its smaller serving size will take three shots to equal a mug of standard brewed coffee.