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transitive in grammar, indicating a verb that takes a direct object, such as "get". [3 definitions]
transitive verb a verb that is followed by a stated direct object. In the sentence, "I teach math," the word "teach" is a transitive verb and "math" is the direct object.
transitory lasting for only a short time; brief.
translate to convert (written or spoken words) into another language. [6 definitions]
translation the act of translating from one language to another. [4 definitions]
translator a person who converts (written or spoken words) into another language.
transliterate to write (letters or words) in the corresponding characters or symbols of another alphabet.
translocate to move or transfer from one place to another.
translocation a movement or transference from one place to another. [3 definitions]
translucent permitting the diffused passage of light, so that images on the other side cannot be seen clearly.
transmigrate to pass into and be reborn in another body, as the soul of a dead person. [2 definitions]
transmigration the rebirth of the soul of a dead person in another's body. (See reincarnation.)
transmissible capable of being transmitted, as a disease.
transmission the act or process of transmitting, or the fact or condition of being transmitted. [4 definitions]
transmission line any system of conductors that transmits signals.
transmit to send or convey from a source to a destination. [6 definitions]
transmitter the broadcasting apparatus that generates, amplifies, and modulates radio waves and sends the signal thus produced from an antenna. [3 definitions]
transmogrify to change, transform, or mutate, esp. in a grotesque or strange way.
transmutation the act or process of transmuting or the state of being transmuted; transformation. [3 definitions]
transmute to change into another form, substance, state, or the like; transform.
transoceanic crossing or spanning an ocean. [2 definitions]