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`transmigrates. 2. One in transit through a country on th
`the country in which one intends to settle.
`trans-mi-grate [tr{Infi—rr1i-F[._J,rfll’,
`lI'.’.lH7_—}
`,,,,,_,_,
`.gra|-lug,-grates. 1, To migrate 2, -1'.) pass lntn ,-,,,,..{9hfui.a _
`alter death. Used of 1.l‘le soul.
`[Latin l'l'flll.5'!'Jf.lyr.fir[a' ‘mm t.-rbn::[.
`trriris-,
`lrnnsv + r:;t'_c.rrrirc,
`tn I'i1l[_L’,l'Iill!', see T~'UCi'-li.~\'[*E_
`'“HlH'tll‘-
`mltgrwior rt
`-trans-mi!gra—To’ry [—mir3,.Q_mN5-~trun;.
`{ml},
`I
`I
`" ‘l|If‘!(_[I
`71
`tran2r_)
`trans-ml-grchtlon (trans’mi-gré/shan,
`l. The
`act or process of transmigrating.
`2. The passing 0f 3
`soul into
`another body after death; reincarnation. —lrcIns:
`ism rt.
`'“"9*°'«io...
`trans-mis-si-ble (trans-mis/a-bel, tranz-) ad, That
`transmitted:
`transmissible messages;
`transmissible S9311 be
`—trcIns-mis'si-hilti-ty n.
`lgmlls.
`.
`.
`'
`e
`lriin7.~]
`ll"I:InS-I1’IlS-SlOl'I
`[t1'§ns—rni5liPan,
`IL La Th
`atl up
`process of l.T£ITl51'l1ll.l.l1'tg. h. The iacl of being lramiim
`1'led,_
`‘I
`Son1ethinp,. such in 3 message, that is transmitted
`3_
`"W auto.
`mnlivu assembly of gears and associated parts by wk,-L.“
`Down. Lg
`transmitted iinm the engine In :1 driving axle. Alan cg-;]1,_.,1
`9*‘-"1'?l.in,1;
`4. The sending of 11 signal, picture, or l".|ll1L*l‘
`ll'll{JI'l'l1:1[_-i._,
`Fl lrnm H
`transmittal‘.
`[Latin trtfiismisxiri, trdnsriijssitin-. a Er.-ndm
`E, 3flI'g§5_
`[mm mf_rismi'.ssus, pawl participle of minsmirrerc. to tea“
`Smu. see
`Tlt.AN.‘.-;MI‘T,] —|mns-mislsive [-mlsiivl adj.
`H
`trllnzu,
`lruns-mls-som-e-ter {lrfinfi'1Tii-sfamil-la1',
`device used to measure transmission of light through H mm.
`[rimnsiaiisstlonj + —ii.-is-rr:i:.]
`-lrulIs’l11ls-somIg.h.y ,.,
`'”
`trans-mi! {trims-rnl'tJ'.
`tl'fiT‘l2.-,1
`ll.
`-mil-led,
`..-.1|..”,,u mm:
`/zr,
`I. To send from one person,
`thing, or place lu xlnolh I.
`convoy. See Synonyms at sand‘. 2. To cause to spread pm“, :T.'
`tran.svm't an infetttimx. 3. To import or convey to u1_|1,._.;-5
`[alt-‘|_'
`re-dity or mhcrilancc: hand down. 4. Tn pass along (1-ir_iw5[,,.
`-m_
`fnrniationl; cornmunic-ate. 5.1:. Electronic.-e. To [send [3 “final: "5
`by wire or radio. b. FF1y.n'i:.I:. To cause (a distttrbancej to pmI'_,;,_
`gall! tl1roL1gh a medium. 6. ‘To umwoy (force 111' energy] {mm Um:
`part of a mechanism to another. —intr. To send out a signal
`[Middle English transmitten, from Latin trrinsmittere :
`trdns-I
`trans— + mittere, to scnd.] —trqns-milfta-ble adj.
`'
`trans-mi!-tal
`(trans-mlttl, trénz-) rt. The act or process of
`transmitting; a transmission.
`l. Atransmission.
`trans-mit-tance (trans—mit7ns, 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-fer (tréns—mlt7er, tranz—) n.
`a transmitter of disease,’ a transmitter of tall tales. 2. a. An elec-
`tronic device that generates and amplifies a carrier wave, modu-
`lates 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-mitrer-ii-ssvvar,
`trans-mi1-ter-re-ceiv-er
`n. An electronic device that both transmits and receives commu-
`nications signals.
`-lied
`tr.o.
`lranz-)
`trans-mag-rl-iy {trans-ml5gl'r:i—II-‘,
`[-Eid’1, -Iy-lrng, -flea [-Hz’). To change into a different shape or
`form, E:ipcci£I.l.ly one that is fniliaxtic or bizarre. See Synonyms at
`convert.
`[Origin Lllll<I1UW|'l.[ —lruns-mog'ri-fi-callion ('fi‘
`kalshan) n.
`trans'mon—ianI,
`trans-mon-tune (trans-moi./tan’, trénz-,
`tranz'-) adj. Tramontane.
`[Latin trrinsmontzinus. See TRAMnN-
`1'.~\NI:.]
`I
`t1'f!nz'—,
`trans-mun-dune (lrt’u1s"1nI‘.iri—d:'u-it,
`lrarls-nifalildli.
`trénz—] adj Existing or extending lieyontl lhc physical world.
`trans-rnu-lcl-tion [trans'myn—o—trirsh.aii, tranz'—} v=-
`l-‘'' T”,
`acl or an instance of trm1smut.ing: tuuisfoniieztinn. b. The sits!“ at
`being transmnted. 2. Physics. "I‘rans£orma1.ion I'll one ['.‘l{‘l'l'iETL
`Into another by one or :1 series of nuclear feH|'.‘l.l\'I1'lS.
`The su|
`posed conversion of base metals inlo gold or silver in l.IlL‘.liI-.'I‘|‘1I)_'v
`—truns'n1u-Iufllcm-ul. Iran:-rnul-Pu-five l-mi-’55’*a'm'l:'
`ll
`trans-mute {triin§~m_I,ro‘ot|'.
`ti-aux.)
`I).
`-mu!-ed. '"‘"':e",9,,‘.
`-mates. —tr. To change from one form, nature, salhstalihlu-Mr
`state into another‘.
`lrarislurm: “rho zcririrncii 1" ”“"x""m -
`.
`'
`_
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`.
`I
`,-_m1‘t:mn.
`has l)c(,'r,-me customary mm tcrhar has been divinely
`Tu “W
`{Suzanne l_..al"‘r)llc-l.le}. See 5_‘iFlEIll_\.|'IT'l!i ui tonverl. -"1'‘‘- mm,
`dergn l.1'ar1srnU.1ntion-
`lMir.lrlIe T-English trmmrmlr—'I1. ”“"1ai_Iin
`nmnsmiildrc 1
`f-rfirls-. T.rzIn:i- + rm'u‘ri1-4:,
`In change: 599' Tues! it
`Appondixl —!rcms-n1I.It’a -bllfi-I)‘. trans-mutfrb “_4"u"§.
`—irans-mutfu-hle adj.
`-—-trans-muli'n'blY 9"-l"'
`rnul-‘er H.
`_
`ll'¢.'ll"|5°I"l¢3'1lOt'I°fll
`[lrl'Ii1s-nfislihi-niili 11'-W1‘) ad,‘
`|.1e_VuI1t‘I or t1':1nscend1ng Ilntional lmundxn'es: "W tfm
`ro'n1lj'ii:n!I'o:lS Bf ft-_‘I‘r()!'
`'tu.'l1m1rl:.-."' {}llmIIl‘lLlE‘l
`l4“w_m?f )' "37,
`mg L0 or invol-.'ing several natlom: or nationalities. ET“
`1_ Sim‘
`urgunizaliuris‘.
`I.
`irons-o-ca-an-ic [l.l‘f1I'l:i"l7)-.‘il1l—.‘-iiJ'|"il{. triinzu mg-llnlllllhi ‘”
`sited beyiitid or on the other side of the oI.'£.‘H1'=~ 2' "P
`_
`.
`Lu-
`<.':-ossing the :H:l:nr:.
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`.
`-
`in-i-i‘ 13
`in. La. Pt
`tron-scum [triin Psami
`l'lCII'IFiUI]Lal E‘.'ln')4j’:) rnrtll liII1h;‘
`door or hctwcer: :1 door and 8 window ulir.-ve 11-
`1
`|,'IIi7Hl'll:ll (In-'1'-J‘
`window about: :1 door or imoilier window. 2.
`I1‘-;
`,,,ri:*;1q-
`his ljfll‘ of wood or stone in El winrlow. 3. A llll ‘ ‘stern us: figs}
`:1. Any oi several l.l‘3|'IS\‘El‘SL' ht‘-zirns aflixetl to L11” ,|.1,,g ::flcr|'|
`\vonden ship and forming part, (it
`the stern
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`transition element
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`transition element It Any of the metallic elements that have
`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
`71 A transition element.
`transition region rt. A zone in a seed plant where the vas-
`cular tissue oi the root changes into the vascular tissue of the
`stem
`1. Abbr. t., tr., trans.
`Iran-si-tive (tranrsi-tiv, -zi-) 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., in, trans. Grammar. A
`transitive verb.
`[Late Latin trdnsitivus, passing over, from trans-
`itus, past participle of
`trtinsire,
`to go over. See TRANSlENT.]
`—lranIsi-live-Iy adv. —lranIsi-live-ness, trun'si-tivli-iy n.
`transit lounge 7L4 A waiting room in an airport used typically
`by international travelers on layovers.
`iran-si-to-ry (tranIsi—t6r'é, -t6r'é, trén'zI—) adj. Existing or
`lasting only a short time; short—lived or temporary: "the disorder
`of his life: the succession of cities, of transitory loves" (Carson
`Mccullers) See Synonyms at transient.
`[Middle English transi-
`torie, from Old French transitoire, from Late Latin trdnsitérius,
`from Latin, having a passageway, from trdnsitus, passage. See
`TRANSlT.] —lran'si-tofri-ly adv. —IranIsi~to'ri-ness n.
`Trans-ior-clan (trans'jorfdn,
`tranz’-). See Jordan.
`—Trans’ior-dalni-an (-jor-défné-en) adj. & n.
`Trans-kei
`(trans—kaf, —ki'). An internally self-goveming 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. —‘l‘rans-kellan adj. & n.
`transl. abbr.
`1. Translated. 2. Translation.
`-lat-ed,
`12.
`trans-late (tréns—l§tl, tranz-, transilét’, tr5nzI—)
`-lat-ing, -Iutes. —tr. 1. To render in another language. 2.a. To
`put into simpler tcrms; 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.a. 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.
`1.11. To make a translation. b. To work as a
`translator. 2. To admit of translation.
`3. To be changed or
`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
`translaten, from Old French translater, from Latin tninslritus,
`past participle of trtinsferre, to transfer : trzins-, trans- + ldtus,
`brought; see 1e|e- in Appendix] —trans-lava-billi-ly, trans-
`Iatla-ble~ness n. —I'rans-lalla-ble adj.
`trans-la-fion (trans-lalshan,
`ti-anz—) n. Abbr. tr., trans.,
`Irunsl. 1.1:. The act or process of translating, especially from one
`language into another. b. 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-lalter, tranz-, transIla'tar, tranzl—) n.
`Abbr. in, trans.
`1. One that translates, especially one employed
`to render written works into another language. 2. An interpreter.
`—lrans'la-folri-ul
`(—la—t6r'é-al, -tc')rI—) adj.
`-at-ed, -ul-
`trans-litoer-ale (trans-litie-rat’, tranz-)
`tr.v.
`ing, -ates. To represent (letters or words) in the corresponding
`characters of another alphabet.
`['l'RANS- + Latin littera, litera,
`letter + —A'rE1.] —irans-liller-aftion n.
`-cubed, -cat-ing,
`trans-Io-cute (trans-l<')Ikat', trénz-) tT.’l).
`-cafes.
`1. 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 (trans’l6-kéfshen, 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-lu-cent
`(trans—lo_o’s9nt,
`tranz—) adj.
`I. Transmitting
`light but causing sufficient diffusion to prevent perception of dis-
`tinct images. 2. Clear; lucid.
`[Latin trtinslucéns, translucent-,
`present participle of trdnslflcére, to shine through : tra'ns-, trans-
`+ lilcére, to shine; see Ieuk- in Appendix.] —Irans~IuIcence,
`trans-lulcen-cy n. —vrans-lulcenl-Iy adv.
`tranz—) adj.
`trans-lu-nar (transIloT>'nar, tranzI—, trans—1o“oI-,
`Extending beyond the moon or the moon's orbit around Earth.
`trans-ma-rine (trans’me-rénl, tranz'-) adj.
`1. Crossing the
`sea
`2. Beyond or coming from across the sea.
`[Latin tr¢insmarf-
`nus : trans-, trans- + marinas, of the sea; see MARINEL]
`transomem - brcme (trans—mémfbran, tranz-) adj. Passing or
`UCCLlI‘l'll"lg across a membrane.
`trans-mi-grant
`(trans-milgrant, trénz-) n.
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`‘I. One that
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