| transgression |
the act or an instance of transgressing; sin; crime; trespass. |
| tranship |
variant of transship. |
| transience |
the state or quality of being transient. |
| transient |
brief in duration; transitory or temporary. [4 definitions] |
| transistor |
a compact electronic device that uses semiconductors to regulate current flow and thus requires much less energy for operation than a vacuum tube. [2 definitions] |
| transistorize |
to equip (a circuit or electronic device) with transistors. |
| transit |
the act or process of passing over, across, or through; passage. [7 definitions] |
| transit instrument |
a telescope mounted so that it can be rotated only along a longitudinal meridian, used to observe and measure the transit time of celestial bodies across that meridian. |
| transition |
change from one position, stage, or situation to another. |
| transitional |
of or pertaining to transition. |
| transition element |
any chemical element, usu. metallic, characterized by a partially filled inner shell of electrons. |
| transitive |
in grammar, indicating a verb that takes a direct object, such as "get". [3 definitions] |
| transitive verb |
a verb that has a direct object. In the sentence, "My father owns a grocery store," "owns" is a transitive verb and "store" 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] |
| transliterate |
to write (letters or words) in the corresponding characters or symbols of another alphabet. |
| 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. |