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`transmigrates. 2. One in transit through a countl-
`)’ on the W3). In
`the country in which one intends to settle.
`.m,.,,
`trans-ml-grate :tr.*tnl<—mirgr:n‘.
`::.’mz—)
`_
`.gru|-Ins}. -grates. 1. Tu migrate 2. -1'.) pass 1n[nam_.&r‘ut.ad'
`alter clu-al,h, Thad of the soul.
`[Latin ft'flI'l.5nr.fy-rfinn warm Er 1111:“;
`trr‘m.s'-,
`lrnnsv + I'Jli_I.fI‘fITt’.
`tn l'l1l[.’_l'Eill", see T~'lJi.u'-li»\'[‘l.-_ I
`'””!H‘ri:.
`rnltgmltor It —truns-mifgraotolry l—ir1irHm_lm_,fi_'"
`rarlj.
`"
`71
`tranz:_)
`trans-mi-gra-tion (tr£lns’nli—gl‘é'shan,
`e
`g
`'
`act or process of transmigrating.
`2. The passing of als
`on.
`another body after death; reincarnation. —frqn5pmi‘gr0L1l-lfllo
`ism n.
`W"
`trans-mis-si-ble (trans—misla-bal,
`tranz—) ad,-_ Th
`_ an be
`transmitted:
`transmissible messages;
`transniissibl at C
`9 signals
`—trcIns-mislsi-billi-ly n.
`1_,_.,_ Th
`.._
`l|':’ln7.-]
`trans-mis-sion [1.1'§a1s—rnisl1fan,
`process of trtm5mi'l.ting. h. The fact of bung “.anHm;-iltl Ill
`Sfinlfllhinfl. such as 3 message, thnt is transmitted 3_
`:-
`rnnlivu assembly of gears and associated ‘parts by whhh In Jlllo.
`transmitted from the engine In :3 driving axle. Man .;.a]1L_d
`e)WEl' L5
`4. The sending of a signal, picturt-, or ntlier llllilfnqatjufi ['1T_fl'l““‘
`transmittal‘.
`[Latin triimmisxiri,
`trcinsriaissién-, a sending 33-" H
`from trd_nsmi,ss::.s, pawl parliciple of trtinsmirrerc. to tl.'a]'[§!n“I§|5§5.
`Tlt.-\NF-3MIT,] —truns-misfsive l-mls’lv] adj,
`(‘E
`trans-rnis-som-e-ter llrfinfllni-srfimll-131-, «.mm._, H
`.
`device used to measure transmission of light through H mm.
`[TllAN5Ml:a'.5(IUN) + —li-ll:-rr:1:.] —truns’mls-som:.3.g,.y K
`"1
`I'f¢lI'I5'l|'II‘I
`ltrlsns-innr. tram.-,1 an
`-mil-ted,
`.mn.u,.9' mm:
`/tr,
`I. To send from one person, thing, or place in ilflfllhg I
`cmwcy. See Synonyms at sand '. 2. To cause to spm3.;l- pm,‘ U]-_'
`ta-nn.smit an injection. 3. To Irnpnrl or convey to (1151:;-5
`ll:
`redlty or inhcrilancc; hand clown. 4. Tn pass along {news (‘If m_
`frlrnlatiorll; lcomrnullic-ate. 5.1:. Electrariirs. To [send la signal] "5
`by wire or rarllo. h. Pr‘ty.=:‘c.v. To mime la l'.‘li5lI.Lt'bnnce-l lo pml'_u_
`gall: through a medium. 6. To cmwcy (force or energy] {mm mm
`part of a mechanism to another. —intr. To send out a Signal
`[Middle English transrnitten, from Latin trrinsrnittere :
`trans-'
`trans— + mittere, to send.] —trans-mitlta-ble adj.
`'
`trans-mit-tal
`(trans-mlttl, trénz-) n. The act or process of
`transmitting; a transmission.
`I. A transmission.
`trons-mit-tance (trans-mlttns, tranz—) n.
`2. Physics. The ratio of the radiant energy transmitted to the total
`radiant energy incident on a given body.
`I. One that transmits:
`trans-mit-ter (tréns—mltIer, trénz—) n.
`a transmitter of disease; CL transmitter of tall tales. 2.0. An elec-
`tronic device that generates and amplifies a carrier wave, modu-
`latcs it with a meaningful signal derived from speech or other
`sources, and radiates the resulting signal from an antenna. b.
`The portion of a telephone that converts the incident sounds into
`electrical impulses that are conveyed to a remote receiver.
`:. A
`telegraphic sending instrument.
`tranz-)
`(trans-mltler-ii-selvar,
`trans-mit-ter-re-ceiv-er
`n. An electronic device that both transmits and receives commu-
`nicaliuns signals.
`-lied
`tr.u.
`iranz-)
`trans-mug-rl-fy (trans-mfigfr:1—Ii‘,
`l-fid-‘l, -fy-lrng, -fies [-H2’). To change into a different shape or
`form, etipccifllly one that is faltlastic or bizarre. See Synonyms at
`cunvarl.
`[Origin 1.lnknown.l —Iruns-mog'ri-ii-caflion (-fl‘
`kalshan) n.
`trans'm25n—tanI.
`trénz—,
`trans-mon-tune (trans-moi./tan’,
`tram.’-) adj. Tramontane.
`[Latin trdnsmontdnus. See TRAMoN-
`TAHE-I
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`t1'.’!nz"-,
`trans-mun-dune llrtills’iuI‘.in—d:‘u'lt,
`lrarL%-n1.l'Il'|'d43 .
`tran7.—] adj Existing or extending lieyonti the physical world.
`trans-mudcvtion [T.r{inS'Ir1yCW)—l'fL’sl1-311. lram.'—) \'=-
`l-‘‘' T“?
`act or an instance of t.rm1sml.Il.lng: l.1’zll1sforI11atinl1. b. The stall? ‘it
`being trnnsmuted. 2. Physics. Transformation til one :3l¢"'"°"
`Into another by one or a series of nuclear rearl.ii-ns.
`1Iies;ln|l-
`puscd conversion of base metals into gold or silver in ulclie alf-
`—truns'Inu-tuftion-nl, trans-mu!-'I:t'liV9 i“m5"fi”t‘3'“v}|fl
`‘L
`truns-mute (trans-naycrotr. tune.) is.
`.mut-ed. -fl""'_'e"‘9“',
`-mules. —t'r. To change from one form, nature, silhstaijtw-Ml
`state into another:
`llmislurm-. "the tcririrncy to trtllrxfflllli;-m‘Id¢
`has bcuoilue customary into what has l.-rm divinely 0’ _T.u un.
`[Suzanne l...al“ollel.T.c}. Sci: Synlaliyms at tcmvarl. -NW‘ mm,
`clergfl
`transmutation.
`|Midr1|c- T-English lrarmn-tm.-n,
`lrB3'"ei_I in
`ti-dnsmiitdrc 1 trails-,
`t.I'rIu5- + mfitfirc,
`In chalifiei 593' THE‘, 3,
`A1)pL-ndix.l —trnms-n1I.It'a-lull fl-Iy, trans-I11ut"Il'b "_‘"un,.
`—trans-muttu-hle adj. —trar|s°lnuti'u-NY °‘l"'
`rllul-tar H.
`‘
`chjng
`trons-no-tion-ul (trails-n:1stlI.a-nnl, it-srtz-J ad} 1',,§tE:tional
`lJI='.\'UI1I?l or tralnscending m-Liunal hr.\unI:.larIES1 ‘W tfm 2. Relat-
`!‘rJ‘FJllfiL'lI'!IDJ'lS of terror 'rlul.1£‘t'.|1'k.'-' “ ifilmnlluel
`l.lt\'_1“f’f ).1;s7lflli07ll1i
`mg L0 or involvilig several rlatlom: ur nationalities. W1
`urgunizatiurl.-u‘.
`1_ SilL|'
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`[1 at
`trans-0-ca-an-ic ltrfiilswi-s|u'.=-.'ll'l'1k,trio-la’
`2_ Spilnnill
`an.-d be_vnnd or on the other .'41Cl|2 (if the nI:!L‘fiT‘-
`. m.-L'l' 1'
`‘mu,
`<.'rl.1s5ing the irccnn.
`in. La. A l'lCII'lfiIJI‘.ll.'-ll c1'r)'i;V5 1.-clllllllla"
`Iran-Sam ltranrsaini
`donr or between :1 door and H wlrulnw IIIJLIVC 11- b‘ awn“,
`(lit-"'1'
`window about: :t do-tr or iinolher winrlulvr 3- W" 1
`N:I“"“1!‘
`ins |J.ui‘ of wood or stone in r: winrluw. 3. A lllIl\'!'rwI:nPu5| Ill‘:
`:1.
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`an incomplete inner electron shell and that serve as transitional
`links between the most and the least electropositive in a series of
`elements. They are characterized by multiple valences, colored
`compounds, and the ability to form stable complex ions.
`transition metal n A transition element.
`transition region n. A zone in a seed plant where the vas-
`cular tissue oi the root changes into the vascular tissue of the
`stem
`I. Abbr. t., tr., trans.
`tran-si-tive ltranlsi-tiv, -7.1-) adj.
`Grammar Expressing an action that is carried from the subject to
`the object; requiring a direct object to complete meaning. Used of
`a verb or verb construction. 2. Characterized by or involving
`transition. --transitive n. Abbr. t., tr., trans. Grammar. A
`transitive verb.
`[Late Latin trdnsitivus, passing over, from trains-
`itus, past participle of
`triinsire,
`to go over. See TRANSIEN'1‘.]
`—tranIsi-tive-ly ado —tranIsi-live-ness, tran'si-tivli-ty n.
`transit lounge n. A waiting room in an airport used typically
`by international travelers on layovers.
`trun-si-to-ry ltranlsi-t6r’é, -t6r’é, tran'zl-) adj. Existing or
`lasting only a short time; short—lived or temporary: "the disorder
`of his life:
`the succession of cities, of transitory tones" (Carson
`McCullers) See Synonyms at transient.
`[Middle English transi-
`tD1‘i2, from Old French transitoire, from Late Latin trlinsitdrius,
`from Latin, having a passageway, from trdnsitus, passage. See
`'l‘RANSlT.] —lran'si-loiri-ly adv. —tranIsi-to'ri-ness n.
`Trans-ior-dun (trsnsvjarrdn,
`tr§nz'-). See Jordan.
`—Truns'ior-dalni-an (—j6r—d5Iné-an) adj. & n.
`Trans-kei
`(trans-kal, -kil). An internally self-governing Black
`African homeland in southeast South Africa on the Indian Ocean
`coast. It was designated a semiautonomous territory in 1963 and
`granted nominal independence in 1976. Umtata is the capital.
`Population, 2,400,000. —Trans-keifun adj. dz n
`transl. abbr.
`I. Translated. 2. Translation.
`-Ial-ed,
`trans-late (trans—l§tl, tranz-, transIl:§\t', tranzl—) v.
`-lat-ing, -Iutes. — tr.
`I. To render in another language. 2. a. To
`put into simpler terms; explain or interpret. b. To express in
`different words; paraphrase. 3.u. To change from one form,
`function, or state to another; convert or transform: translate ideas
`into reality. b. To express in another medium. 4. To transfer
`from one place or condition to another. 5. To forward or retrans-
`mit (a telegraphic message). 6.u. Ecclesiastical. To transfer (a
`bishop) to another see. b. Theology. To convey to heaven without
`death. 7. Physics. To subject (a body) to translation. 8. Biology.
`To subject (messenger RNA) to translation. 9. Archaic. To en-
`rapture. —intr.
`I.a. To make a translation. b. To work as a
`translator. 2. To admit of translation. 3. To be changed c:
`transformed in effect. Often used with into or to: "Today's low
`inflation and steady growth in household income translate into
`more purchasing power" (Thomas G. Exter).
`[Middle English
`t1-anslaten, from Old French translater, from Latin trdnsldtus,
`past participle of trzirlsferre, to transfer 2 trdns-, trans- + lotus,
`brought; see tele- in Appendix] —trons-lat'a-hiltitty, trans-
`lutlcl-ble-ness n. —truns-lava-ble adj.
`rt. Abbr. in, trans.,
`trans-la-tion (trans-lalshan, 1'.1‘§nZ—)
`trunsl.
`I. u. The act or process of translating, especially from one
`language into another.
`I). The state of being translated.
`2. A
`translated version of a text.
`3. Physics. Motion of a body in
`which every point of the body moves parallel to and the same
`distance as every other point of the body; nonrotational displace-
`ment. 4. Biology. The process by which messenger RNA directs
`the amino acid sequence of a growing polypeptide during protein
`synthesis. —trans-Iultion-ul adj.
`trans-Ia-tor (trans-léltar,
`tranz—, triinsllifltar, trénz/-) n.
`Ahbr. tr., trans.
`I. One that translates, especially one employed
`to render written works into another language. 2. An interpreter.
`—trans’la~to/ri-al
`(—la—t5rfé—el, -t6r'—) adj.
`-ut-ed, -ut-
`trans-Iitoer-ate (trans-litla-rat’, tranz-) rm.
`ing, -ates. To represent (letters or words) in the corresponding
`characters of another alphabet.
`[TRANS— + Latin littera, litera,
`letter + —A'1'E1.] —trans-lit'er-attion n.
`-cat-ed, -caving,
`trans-Io-cute (trans—l6fkat', trénz—) tr.v.
`-cutes.
`I. To cause to change from one place or position to an-
`other; displace. 2. To transfer [a chromosomal segment) to a new
`position; cause to undergo translocation.
`I. A change
`trans-lo-ca-tion (tr’.§ns’l6-kélfshan, trénz'-) n.
`of location
`2. Genetics. 0. A transfer of a chromosomal seg-
`ment to a new position, especially on a nonhomologous chromo-
`some
`b. A chromosomal segment that is translocated.
`trans-Iu-cent
`(trans-lo‘oIsant,
`‘tranz—) adj.
`I. Transmitting
`light but causing sufficient diffusion to prevent perception of dis-
`tinct images.
`2. Clear; lucid.
`[Latin trrinsliicéns, trdnslficent-,
`present participle of translflcére, to shine through : trans-, trans-
`+ lclcére, to shine; see Ieul(- in Appendix] —trans~IuIcence,
`trans-Iulcen-cy n. —truns>|u':ent-Iy adv.
`tranz—) adj.
`trans-Iu-nar (transrlo-ornar, tranzl-, trans—1o—or—,
`Extending beyond the moon or the moon's orbit around Earth.
`trans-mu-rine (tralls'ma-rénl, trénz'-) adj.
`I. Crossing the
`sea
`2. Beyond or coming from across the sea.
`[Latin tninsmari-
`nus 2 trans-, trans- + marinus, of the sea; see MARINE]
`trans-mem-brane (trans-mémtbran, tranz-) adj. Passing or
`0CCLlI‘I‘H’Ig 3CI‘0SS 8 membrane.
`trans-mi-grant
`(trans-miigrant, tranz-) n.
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