~ [ trans , trα:ns , -nz ]
■ prefix
1》 across; beyond: transcontinental.
↘on or to the other side of: transatlantic.
2》 through: transonic.
↘into another state or place: translate.
↘transcending: transfinite.
3》 Chemistry (usu. ~ ) denoting molecules in which two particular atoms or groups lie on opposite sides of a given plane, especially denoting an isomer in which substituents at opposite ends of a carbon–carbon double bond are also on opposite sides of the bond: ~1,2-dichloroethene.
Origin
from L. trans 'across'.
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denoting molecules in which two particular atoms or groups lie on opposite sides of a given plane, especially denoting an isomer in which substituents at opposite ends of a carbon–carbon double bond are also on opposite sides of the bond:
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