transom
1476
transmute base metals into gold. —mutable adj
—mutation /ˌtrænzmjuːˈteɪʃənɪlˌtræns-/ n [C;U]
tran·som /ˈtrænsəm/ n 1 a bar of wood above a door or
separating a door from a window above; LINTEL 2 a horizon-
tal bar of wood or stone fitted across a window to divide it
in two 3 a flat surface which forms the back part of a
square-ended boat 4 also 'transom ,window AmE for FANLIGHT
trans·par·en·cy /trænˈspærənsi, -ˈsper-/ n 1 [U] the
quality of being transparent 2 [C] a piece of photographic
film, usually in a square holder, by means of which a picture
can be seen when light is passed through it; SLIDE
trans·par·ent /trænˈspærənt, -ˈsper-/ adj 1 allowing light
to pass through so that objects behind can be clearly seen:
Plain glass is transparent. 2 thin or fine enough to be seen
through: a transparent silk blouse 3 a) easy to understand;
clear: The meaning of this passage seems quite transpar-
ent. b) often derog. about which there is no doubt; OBVIOUS: a
transparent lie → compare OPAQUE —ly adv
tran·spi·ra·tion /ˌtrænspəˈreɪʃən/ n [U] tech the act of
transpiring (TRANSPIRE)
tran·spire /trænˈspaɪər/ v 1 [it+I+(that)] (of a fact, secret etc)
to become known: It later transpired that he hadn't been
telling the truth. 2 [I] infml to happen: Let's wait and see what
transpires. 3 [I;T] tech (of the body, a plant etc) to give off
(especially watery waste matter) through the surface of the
body, leaves etc
trans·plant¹ /trænsˈplɑːnt||-ˈplænt/ v [T(from, to)] 1 to move
(a plant) from one place and plant it in another 2 to move
(an organ, piece of skin, hair etc) from one part of the body
to another or from one person or animal to another: to
transplant a heart 3 to move from one place and settle or
establish elsewhere: Under the Tudors many English people
were transplanted to Ireland. | The entire business -- factory,
offices, and warehouse -- was transplanted to Texas. --ation
/ˌtrænsplænˈteɪʃənɪl-ˈplæn-/ n [U]
trans·plant² /ˈtrænsplɑːntɪl-plænt/ n 1 an act or operation
of transplanting an organ, piece of skin, hair etc: This
surgeon has done several heart/kidney transplants. | trans-
plant surgery 2 the thing transplanted in such an opera-
tion: The transplant has taken/has been rejected. | a skin
transplant → compare IMPLANT
trans·po·lar /ˌtrænzˈpəʊlər ||ˌtræns-/ adj fml across the
North or South Pole or POLAR area
trans·pond·er /trænˈspɒndər||-ˈspɑː-/ n a radio or RADAR
apparatus that sends out a particular signal when it receives
a signal telling it to do so
trans·port¹ /ˈtrænspɔːt||-ɔːrt/ n 1 [U(of)] || also transportation
especially AmE — the act of transporting or state of being
transported: The transport of goods by air is very expen-
sive. 2 [U] a) || also transportation especially AmE — a means or
system of carrying passengers or goods from one place to
another: Moscow's public transport system is among the finest
in the world. | The Department of Transport is responsible for
the country's roads and railways. b) infml a method of being
transported: I'd like to go to the concert, but I haven't any
transport. (=no car, bicycle etc, to take me there) 3 [C] a
ship or aircraft for carrying soldiers or supplies: a troop
transport 4 in a transport/transports of lit filled with (a
very strong feeling of joy, delight etc)
USAGE 1 For most methods of transport, use by when you
are talking about how someone gets to a place: He came
by taxi/bus/plane/etc. But for walking use on foot: He
came on foot. 2 When talking about events that happen
while using a particular form of transport, use either on: I
banged my knee while I was on my bike. | I met an old
friend on the train/on the bus/on the boat or in: We sat
next to each other in the car/in (or on) the plane. → see
also BICYCLE (USAGE), BOAT (USAGE), BUS (USAGE), CAR
(USAGE), DRIVE (USAGE), PLANE (USAGE), STEER (USAGE),
TRAIN (USAGE)
trans·port² /trænˈspɔːt||-ɔːrt/ v [T] 1 [(from, to)] to carry
(goods, people etc) from one place to another; CONVEY:
Trains transport the coal to the ports. 2 [(to)] (in former
times) to send a criminal to a distant land as a punish-
ment 3 [usually pass.] lit to fill with delight, joy, or any strong
feeling —able adj
,Transport and ,General 'Workers' ,Union, the the
full name of the TGWU
trans·por·ta·tion /ˌtrænspɔːˈteɪʃənl-spər-/ n [U]. 1 espe-
cially AmE for TRANSPORT (1,2a) 2 (in former times) the send-
ing of a criminal to a distant land as a punishment
'transport ,cafe /|| ... ,/ BrE || truck stop AmE — n a cheap
eating place on a main road, used mainly by long-distance
heavy-vehicle drivers
trans·port·er /trænˈspɔːtər||-ɔːr-/ n a long vehicle on
which one or more cars or other vehicles can be carried: a
tank/car transporter
'transport ,plane n an aircraft which is used for carrying
goods or people, especially military equipment or soldiers: a
Lockheed 'Hercules' transport plane
'transport ,ship n a ship used especially for carrying sol-
diers
trans·pose /trænˈspəʊz/ v [T] fml 1 to REVERSE the order or
position of (usually two things): If you transpose the letters of
'at' it reads 'ta'. 2 to write or perform (a piece of music) in a
musical KEY different from the original one —position
/ˌtrænspəˈzɪʃən/ n [C;U]
trans·put·er /trænzˈpjuːtər||træns-/ n a specially powerful
computer MICROCHIP that can handle extremely large
amounts of information very fast
trans·sex·u·al /trænˈseksʃuəl||trænsˈsek-/ adj, n (of or being)
a person who is physically of one sex but has an urge to be
or look like a person of the opposite sex, especially by means
of a medical operation
,Trans-Si,berian 'Railway, the a railway that connects
the Russian cities of Moscow and Vladivostok, the longest
railway line in the world
tran·sub·stan·ti·a·tion /ˌtrænsəbstænʃiˈeɪʃən/ n [U] tech
the belief that the bread and wine offered by the priest at the
MASS (=a Christian religious service) becomes the body and
blood of Christ → compare CONSUBSTANTIATION
Trans·vaal, the /ˈtrænzvɑːl||ˌtrænsˈvɑːl/ an area in the
northeast of South Africa. BOER farmers first went to live
there in the 1830s, and it became a centre of the AFRIKANER
people and their CULTURE, and of the opposition to British
rule in South Africa, which led to the BOER WAR.
trans·verse /ˈtrænzˈvɜːs ||ˌtrænsˈvɜːrs || / adj [no comp.] fml or
tech lying or placed across: a transverse beam —ly adv
trans·ves·tite /trænzˈvestaɪt||træns-/ n. a person who
wears or gets sexual pleasure from wearing the clothes of the
opposite sex —tism n [U]
Tran·syl·va·ni·a /ˌtrænsɪlˈveɪniə/ an area of central ROMA-
NIA with many mountains and forests, now a centre for the
steel and chemical industries, but best known for being the
place where Count DRACULA is supposed to have lived
—Transylvanian adj
trap¹ /træp/ n 1 an apparatus for catching and holding
animals: a mouse caught in a trap 2 a) a difficult or
dangerous position in which one is caught by deception or
carelessness and from which one cannot escape: He fell into
the trap of underestimating his opponent. b) a plan for
deceiving and tricking a person: The police set a trap to
catch the thief. 3 slang a mouth: Shut your trap! (=Be quiet!)
You can rely on him to keep his trap shut. (=he won't tell
the secret) 4 a light two-wheeled vehicle pulled by a horse:
a pony and trap 5 a U or S shaped part of a pipe, that holds
water and prevents the escape of smelly gas from waste
pipes 6 an apparatus from which a dog is set free at the
beginning of a GREYHOUND race 7 also sandtrap AmE for
BUNKER → see also DEATH TRAP, POVERTY TRAP, SPEED TRAP
trap² v -pp- [T] 1 to place or hold firmly with no possibility
of escape: Twenty miners were trapped underground after the
fire. 2 [(into)] to trick; deceive: By clever questioning they
trapped him into (making) a confession. 3 to catch (an ani-
mal) in a trap, especially for food or fur or as a business 4 to
hold back; block: Sand and leaves trapped the water in the
stream.
trap·door /ˈtræpdɔːr/ n a small door covering an opening in
a roof or floor
tra·peze /trəˈpiːz/ n a short bar hanging high above the
ground from two ropes used by GYMNASTS and ACROBATS:
trapeze artists