Pronunciations (3)
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/tɹænˈsɛkt/
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/tɹɑːnˈsɛkt/
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tɹænˈsɛkt
Verb
To divide something by cutting transversely.
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Noun
A path along which a researcher moves to count and record observations or collect data.
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The AOT methodology employs the concept of a ‘transect’, the essential idea of which is to collect data taken along a line or series of lines that cross a certain space. Collecting data via transects is a commonplace in biology, being regularly used for such purposes as monitoring butterfly numbers or estimating the size of bird populations. But transects have also been utilised in a large variety of arenas, including surveying the contents of Amerindian earthen mounds, determining levels of anti-rabies vaccinations in village dogs, and examining ecological factors under the canopy of trees growing in agricultural areas.
Verb
cut across or divide transversely
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the trails transect the property