transect
pronunciation
How to pronounce transect in British English:
UK [træn'sekt]
How to pronounce transect in American English:
US [træn'sekt]
Word Origin
- transect (v.)
- "to cut across," 1630s, from Latin trans- "across" (see trans-) + sectus, past participle of secare "to cut" (see section (n.)). Related: Transected; transecting.
Example
- 1. Layout and design of city road transect in nanning city .
- 2. Train researchers in line transect , photo-identification and other survey techniques .
- 3. The construction of digital global geoscience transect map database .
- 4. To survey the transect a measured line is tautly strung between the stakes .
- 5. In order to examine the air quality gradient a transect study need to be establish . The transect study will be sampled using passive samplers .