transect noun. ['transɛkt, 'trɑ:n-] E20.
[from the verb.]
Science (orig. Ecology). A line or strip across the earth's surface along which a survey is made; a linear survey. Also, a straight line or narrow section through any object, natural feature, etc., along which a series of observations or measurements is made.

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transect verb trans. [tran'sɛkt, trɑ:n-] M17.
[from Latin TRANS- + sect- pa. ppl stem of secare cut.]
Cut across; divide by passing across; cut transversely.
Nature Gorge-like melt-water channels transecting the Mendip ridge.

■ transection noun the action of transecting; a transverse section: L19.

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