transect
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transect
- /tɹænˈsɛkt/
- /tɹɑːnˈsɛkt/
Rhymes with -ɛkt
Where it comes from
From tran- + sect.
verb transects · transecting · transected
- To divide something by cutting transversely.
noun transects
- A path along which a researcher moves to count and record observations or collect data. The AOT methodology employs the concept of a ‘transect’, the essential idea of which is to collect data taken along a line or series of lines that cross a certain space. Collecting data via transects is a commonplace in biology, being regularly used for such purposes as monitoring butterfly numbers
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noun a path along which a researcher moves to count and record observations
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Talk about this word "transect." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/transect. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. transect. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/transect "transect." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/transect.
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@misc{transect_2026,
title = {transect},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/transect},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
