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[[Image:trans bond.png|thumb|right|150px|A trans [[covalent bond|bond]].]]
'''Trans''' is a [[Latin]] noun or prefix, meaning "across", "beyond" or "on the opposite side [of]" . It is [[antonym|the opposite]] of ''[[cis]]'', which means "on the same side [of]".
* In [[astronomy]] [[trans Lunar Injection|translunar]] means: in [[outer space]] outside the [[Moon]]'s orbit. [[Cislunar]] is its [[antonym]]. Similarly, a [[Trans-Neptunian object]] is a celestial object orbiting the [[Sun]] outside the orbit of [[Neptune]], and Cis-Neptunian objects are at or before Neptune's orbit.
*In [[chemistry]], a [[covalent bond|double bond]] (or [[cycloalkane|ring]]) not subject to free rotation in which the greater radical on both ends is on the opposite side of the bond (or face of the ring) is called ''[[cis-trans isomerism|trans]]''. Compare with ''[[cis]]''.
*In [[molecular biology]], external factors which act on a molecule (''i.e.'', [[intermolecular force|intermolecular]] interactions) are considered to be [[trans-acting]]. Compare with [[cis-acting]].
*The prefix is sometimes abbreviated with the letter X as in [[Xmit]] and [[Xfer]] because of the letter's shape.
*In [[geography]], [[placename]]s beginning with the [[Prefix (linguistics)|prefix]] '''''Trans-''''' convey the meaning "beyond" or "across" something. Examples include [[Transalpine Gaul]] (from Rome's viewpoint, [[Gaul]] on the opposite side of the [[Alps]]), [[Transkei]] (referring to the [[Kei River]]), [[Transvaal]] ([[Vaal River]]), [[Transleithania]] ([[Leitha]]), [[Transmuraland]] ([[Mura]]), [[Transoxiana]] ([[Oxus]]), [[Transsiberian]] ([[Siberia]]), [[Transjordan]] (former name of [[Jordan]]), [[Transcaucasus]] ([[Caucasus mountains]]) and [[Transylvania]] ("beyond the forest"). The [[antonym]] is ''[[Cis]]-''.
* In the context of [[sex]] and [[gender]], '''Trans''' is an umbrella term used to include all people who at least partially reject the gender they were assigned to at birth. It is derived from the terms [[transsexualism|transsexual]], [[transgender]] and [[Transitioning (transgender)|transition]] but also encompasses some groups such as [[genderqueer]] and other [[gender variant]] people who do not use labels with the "trans" prefix. The term '''transgender''' is often used with the same meaning, but it is not always preferred by those who identify as trans.
:*The term '''transsexual''' (alternatively spelt '''transexual''') is a [[portmanteau]] of the latin "trans" (across) and the English "sexuality" which refers to people whose [[gender identity]] is incongruent with their [[sex|physical]] or [[Sex assignment|assigned sex]], and who desires or has had medical treatment to alter their bodies to better reflect their gender identity. It is an antonym of [[cisgender]].
:*A [[trans man]] is a man who identifies as both trans and [[male]] (irrespective of physical characteristics and assigned sex). A [[trans woman]] is a person who identifies as both trans and [[female]] (also irrespective of physical characteristics and assigned sex). Both terms are antonyms of [[cisgender]].
'''Trans''' is also:
* [[Trans, Switzerland]], a municipality in the Grisons
* [[Trans, Mayenne|Trans]], a [[commune in France|commune]] in the [[Mayenne]] ''[[département in France|département]]'', in [[France]];
* [[Trans-en-Provence]], a commune in the [[Var (département)|Var]] ''[[département in France|département]]'', in [[France]];
* [[Trans-la-Forêt]], a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine ''département'', in France;
* a shortname for [[Trans World Airlines]] (''TWA'') airline company
* [[Trans (album)]] 1982 album by [[Neil Young]].
== References ==
*[http://www.pfc.org.uk/files/Why_Phrasebook_Diversity_is_Not_Enough.pdf Christine Burns: Why Phrasebook Diversity is not Enough]
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