Definition, synonyms and related words
A trans person.
"The parking lot was full, so we found two spots for our vans near the loading dock."
Clipping of transaction.
plural of tran
In plain English: A trans person is someone whose gender identity does not match the sex they were assigned at birth.
"The trans is adjusting her uniform in front of the mirror."
To cross from one side to another of (gender, sex or something in that vein).
"After years of struggling to fit into traditional boxes, she finally felt comfortable living trans as a woman."
In plain English: To trans means to move something from one place to another.
"She decided to trans her savings account to a different bank after the fees got too high."
In (or constituting, forming, or describing) a double bond in which the greater radical on both ends is on the opposite side of the bond.
"The school district updated its forms to ensure that every student could choose pronouns that align with their gender identity as a transgender person."
Transgender (or sometimes transsexual).
In plain English: Trans means being from another country or having come from abroad.
"The trans woman felt proud to celebrate with her family at the parade."
Usage: Use this term specifically to describe organic molecules where high-priority groups attached to a carbon-carbon double bond are positioned on opposite sides. Do not apply it to general social or gender-related contexts, as that usage belongs to different definitions entirely.
The word trans comes from the Latin term trāns, which literally means "on the other side of." It entered English as a borrowing that retained its original sense of crossing over or being on the opposite side.