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(tran sekt′)

transitive verb

to cut across or divide by cutting

Origin: < trans- + L sectus, pp. of secare, to cut: see saw

Related Forms:

transection noun

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transitive verb tran·sect·ed, tran·sect·ing, tran·sects

To divide by cutting transversely.

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Origin: trans-

Origin: + -sect

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Related Forms:

tran·secˈtion noun

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