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Exam: GRE (Verbal)

transitoriness

IPA: /trænˈzɪtərɪnəs/

KK: /trænˈzɪtərɪnəs/

noun

Definition: The condition of being temporary or not lasting long.

Example: The transitoriness of youth makes it a precious time in life.

transitory

IPA: //ˈtræn.zɪ.tɔːr.i//

KK: /trænˈzɪtəri/

adjective

Definition: Something that lasts for a short time and is not permanent.

Example: The beauty of the sunset is transitory, fading quickly as night falls.

translational

IPA: /trænˈsleɪʃənl/

KK: /træn'sleɪʃənl/

adjective

Definition: Relating to the process of moving or transferring something, especially in a scientific or practical context.

Example: The translational research aims to apply scientific discoveries to improve patient care.

translative

IPA: /trænˈsleɪtɪv/

KK: /træn'sleɪtɪv/

adjective

Definition: Relating to the grammatical case that shows a change of state or movement, often used in languages like Finnish, or pertaining to the process of translating from one language to another.

Example: In Finnish, the translative case is used to indicate a change of state, such as becoming well.

noun

Definition: A grammatical term referring to a word or form that indicates a change of state or transformation, often used in the context of languages that have a translative case.

Example: In Finnish, the translative case is used to express a change into a new state, such as 'from a child to an adult'.

translatory

IPA: /trænˈsleɪtəri/

KK: /træn'sleɪtəri/

adjective

Definition: Relating to the act of translating or moving something from one place to another, often in a straight line.

Example: The translatory motion of the object was evident as it moved across the surface.

translocate

IPA: /trænˈsloʊkeɪt/

KK: /trænˈsloʊkeɪt/

transitive verb

Definition: To move something from one place to another, especially in a scientific or biological context.

Example: The researchers decided to translocate the endangered species to a safer habitat.

translocation

IPA: //ˌtrænsləˈkeɪʃən//

KK: /trænsləˈkeɪʃən/

noun

Definition: The act or process of moving something from one place to another, especially in a biological or genetic context.

Example: The translocation of the plant's nutrients helps it grow better in different environments.

transmembrane

IPA: //trænzˈmɛm.breɪn//

KK: /trænzˈmɛmˌbreɪn/

adjective

Definition: Relating to something that passes through or exists across a membrane.

Example: The transmembrane protein helps transport substances in and out of the cell.

transmigrate

IPA: /ˌtrænzˈmaɪɡreɪt/

KK: /trænzˈmaɪɡreɪt/

intransitive verb

Definition: To move from one place to another, especially in a way that suggests a change of state or form, often used in the context of the soul moving to a different body after death.

Example: Many cultures believe that the soul can transmigrate to another body after death.

transmigration

IPA: //trænzˈmaɪɡreɪʃən//

KK: /trænsmɪˈgreɪʃən/

noun

Definition: The process of a soul moving from one body to another after death.

Example: Many cultures believe in transmigration, where the soul is reborn in a new body.

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