Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

transvection

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: transvec-tion
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An epigenetic interaction between an allele on one chromosome and the corresponding allele on the homologous chromosome

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A kind of linear mapping which leaves all points on one axis fixed, while other points are shifted parallel to the axis by a distance proportional to their perpendicular distance from the axis

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The act of supernatural flight, such as by a witch.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Transvection effects include both activation and silencing."
"a projective transvection"
"In transvection witches rode broomsticks, a classical phallic symbol."

Etymology

From transvect + -ion. Coined in the genetic sense by Edward B. Lewis in 1954.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: transvect

Usage

Inflected Forms

transvections (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

transvect transvective transvector transfection

Synonyms

trans-sensing shear

Questions

What does transvection mean?: An epigenetic interaction between an allele on one chromosome and the corresponding allele on the homologous chromosome
Where does transvection come from?: From transvect + -ion. Coined in the genetic sense by Edward B. Lewis in 1954.

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