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trans
1[ trans, tranz ]
noun
- Usually Offensive. a person who is transgender.
trans*
2[ trans, tranz, trans stahr, trans as-ter-isk, tranz as‐ ]
adjective
- of or relating to people with gender expressions outside traditional norms, as transgender, genderqueer, agender, or nonbinary: campus groups that welcome trans* students.
important trans* issues;
campus groups that welcome trans* students.
noun
- Usually Offensive. a person with a gender identity outside traditional gender norms.
trans-
3- a prefix occurring in loanwords from Latin ( transcend; transfix ); on this model, used with the meanings “across,” “beyond,” “through,” “changing thoroughly,” “transverse,” in combination with elements of any origin: transisthmian; trans-Siberian; transempirical; transvalue.
- Chemistry. a prefix denoting a geometric isomer having a pair of identical atoms or groups on the opposite sides of two atoms linked by a double bond. Compare cis- ( def 2 ).
- Astronomy. a prefix denoting something farther from the sun (than a given planet): trans-Martian; trans-Neptunian.
- a prefix meaning “on the other side of,” referring to the misalignment of one’s gender identity with one's sex assigned at birth: transgender.
trans.
4abbreviation for
- transaction.
- transfer.
- transferred.
- transformer.
- transit.
- transitive.
- translated.
- translation.
- translator.
- transparent.
- transportation.
- transpose.
- transverse.
trans.
1abbreviation for
- transaction
- transferred
- transitive
- translated
- translator
trans-
2prefix
- across, beyond, crossing, on the other side
transatlantic
trans-Siberian
transoceanic
- changing thoroughly
transliterate
- transcending
transubstantiation
- transversely
transect
- often in italics indicating that a chemical compound has a molecular structure in which two groups or atoms are on opposite sides of a double bond Compare cis-
trans-butadiene
Sensitive Note
Word History and Origins
Origin of trans1
Origin of trans2
Origin of trans3
Word History and Origins
Origin of trans1
Example Sentences
In 2011 LGBT media outlet Queerty took the app to task for allegedly deleting accounts that made reference to being trans.
“I think for trans men who are dating every time they hook up they have another coming out,” Sandler said.
The digital dating sphere can prove tricky, and bruising, for the trans user.
Like many trans users, Transartist often gets used as a source of information more than anything else.
We are the sick ones who torment trans people every day of their lives.
A very good quality of tobacco is grown in the trans-Caucasian provinces; it also flourishes well in the Southern provinces.
This is the route which was provisionally decided on by the great trans-Atlantic companies subsequent to the Titanic disaster.
If the troops in Trans-Caucasia were not much libelled, many of them came from their barracks, in exchange for vodka!
Graham made the first extended investigations in this field: Trans.
He also informed me that the great trans-Continental telegraph wire was being constructed from north to south.
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