Webster's Dictionary 1828

1918

TRANSUBSTANTIATOR

TRANSUBSTAN'TIATOR, noun One who maintains the popish doctrine of transubstantiation.

1919

TRANSUDATION

TRANSUDA'TION, noun [from transude.] The act or process of passing off through the pores of a substance; as sweat or other fluid.

1920

TRANSUDATORY

TRANSU'DATORY, adjective Passing by transudation.

1921

TRANSUDE

TRANSU'DE, verb intransitive [Latin trans and sudo, to sweat.] To pass through the pores or interstices of texture, as perspirable matter or other fluid; as, liquor may transude...

1922

TRANSUDING

TRANSU'DING, participle present tense Passing through the pores of a substance, as sweat or other fluid.

1923

TRANSUME

TRANSU'ME, verb transitive [Latin transumo; trans and sumo, to take.]To take from one to another. [Little used.]

1924

TRANSUMPT

TRANSUMPT', noun A copy or exemplification of a record. [Not in use.]

1925

TRANSUMPTION

TRANSUMP'TION, noun The act of taking from one place to another. [Little used.]

1926

TRANSVECTION

TRANSVEC'TION, noun [Latin transvectio.] The act of conveying or carrying over.

1927

TRANSVERSAL

TRANSVERS'AL, adjective [Latin trans and versus.] Running or lying across; as a transversal line.

1928

TRANSVERSALLY

TRANSVERS'ALLY, adverb In a direction crosswise.

1929

TRANSVERSE

TRANSVERSE, adjective transvers'. [Latin transversus; trans and versus, verto.]1. Lying or being across or in a cross direction; as a transverse diameter of axis. transverse lin...

1930

TRANSVERSELY

TRANSVERSELY, adverb transvers'ly. In a cross direction; as, to cut a thing transverselyAt Stonehenge, the stones lie transversely upon each other.

1931

TRANTERS

TRAN'TERS, nounplural Men who carry fish from the sea coast to sell in the inland countries. [Not American.]

1932

TRAP

TRAP, noun1. An engine that shuts suddenly or with a spring, used for taking game; as a trap for foxes. A trap is a very different thing from a snare; though the latter word may...

1933

TRAP-TUFF

TRAP'-TUFF, noun Masses of basalt, amygdaloid, hornblend, sandstones, etc., cemented.

1934

TRAPAN

TRAPAN', verb transitive To ensnare; to catch by stratagem.TRAPAN', noun A snare; a stratagem.

1935

TRAPANNER

TRAPAN'NER, noun One who ensnares.

1936

TRAPANNING

TRAPAN'NING, participle present tense Ensnaring.TRAP'-DOOR, noun [trap and door.] A door in a floor, which shuts close like a valve.

1937

TRAPE

TRAPE, verb intransitive To traipse; to walk carelessly and sluttishly. [Not much used.]

1938

TRAPES

TRAPES, noun A slattern; an idle sluttish woman.

1939

TRAPEZIAN

TRAPE'ZIAN, adjective [See Trapezium.] In crystallography, having the lateral planes composed of trapeziums situated in two ranges, between two bases.

1940

TRAPEZIFORM

TRAPE'ZIFORM, adjective Having the form of a trapezium.

1941

TRAPEZIHEDRON

TRAPEZIHE'DRON, noun [Latin trapezium and Gr. side.]A solid bounded by twenty four equal and similar trapeziums.

1942

TRAPEZIUM

TRAPE'ZIUM, nounplural trapezia or trapeziums. [Latin from Gr. a little table.]1. In geometry, a plane figure contained under four unequal right lines, none of them parallel.2. ...

1943

TRAPEZOID

TRAPEZOID', noun [Latin trapezium.] An irregular solid figure having four sides, no two of which are parallel to each other; also, a plane four sided figure having two of the op...

1944

TRAPEZOIDAL

TRAPEZOID'AL, adjective Having the form of a trapezoid.1. Having the surface composed of twenty four trapeziums, all equal and similar.