TRANSECT Meaning of TRANSECT in English [tran.sect] vt [trans- + intersect] (1634): to cut transversely -- tran.sec.tion n [2]tran.sect n (1905): a sample area (as of vegetation) usu. in the form of a long continuous strip Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012