Transect Definition

trăn-sĕkt
transected, transecting, transects
verb
To cut across or divide by cutting.
Webster's New World
noun
A usually straight line along which measurements or observations are made at regular intervals, as for purposes of ecological study.
American Heritage Medicine

A path along which a researcher moves, counts and records his observations.

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Other Word Forms of Transect

Noun

Singular:
transect
Plural:
transects

Origin of Transect

  • trans– –sect

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Transect Sentence Examples

  • For each depth, three 20m transect lines were laid.

  • Point transect sampling is used widely for monitoring trends in abundance of song birds.

  • No Brown Argus, Common Blue, Adonis or Small Heath seen on transect, yet.

  • Line transect methods are used to estimate fecal pellet density, which in turn leads to deer density.

  • The transect route through the paddock is only short being 165 meters.

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