trans- |trans| |trɑːns| |-nz|
prefix
1 across; beyond : transcontinental | transgress.
- on or to the other side of : transatlantic | transalpine. Often contrasted with cis- .
2 through : transonic.
- into another state or place : transform | translate.
- surpassing; transcending : transfinite.
3 Chemistry (usu. trans- ) denoting molecules with trans arrangements of substituents : trans-1,2-dichloroethylene.
- Genetics denoting alleles on different chromosomes.
ORIGIN from Latin trans ‘across.’