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transport

6 entries found.

  1. 1transport (transitive verb)
  2. 2transport (noun)
  3. active transport
  4. electron transport
  5. supersonic transport
  6. transport café

Main Entry:
1trans·port Listen to the pronunciation of 1transport
Pronunciation:
\tran(t)s-ˈpȯrt, ˈtran(t)s-ˌ\
Function:
transitive verb
Etymology:
Middle English, from Anglo-French or Latin; Anglo-French transporter, from Latin transportare, from trans- + portare to carry — more at fare
Date:
14th century
1 : to transfer or convey from one place to another <transporting ions across a living membrane> 2 : to carry away with strong and often intensely pleasant emotion 3 : to send to a penal colony overseas
synonyms see banish
— trans·port·abil·i·ty Listen to the pronunciation of transportability \(ˌ)tran(t)s-ˌpȯr-tə-ˈbi-lə-tē\ noun
— trans·port·able Listen to the pronunciation of transportable \tran(t)s-ˈpȯr-tə-bəl\ adjective
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