transect

• Verbe utilisé pour désigner l'action de couper en travers ou de diviser quelque chose en le sectionnant, en particulier dans un contexte scientifique ou technique.

A verb used to indicate the act of cutting across or dividing something by cutting, especially in a scientific or technical context.

1. Cut across or divide transverselyC1formalscientific

   To cut across or divide something, especially a biological or geographical area, along a straight line for study or analysis.

   Couper transversalement ou diviser en travers

   • The researchers transected the forest to study the distribution of plant species.
   • They transected the tissue sample for microscopic examination.
   • The survey team transected the desert to map the geological features.

   Synonymesbisectcrosscut acrossdivideintersecttraverse