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Trans is a Latin noun or prefix, meaning "across", "beyond" or "on the opposite side [of]" . It is the opposite of cis, which means "on the same side [of]".

In astronomy 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 double bond (or 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 trans. Compare with cis.

In molecular biology, external factors which act on a molecule (i.e., 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, placenames beginning with the 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 transsexual, transgender and 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 physical or 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.

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