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Trans vs Ultra - What's the difference?

trans | ultra |

As adjectives the difference between trans and ultra

is that trans is 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 while ultra is extreme; far beyond the norm; fanatical; uncompromising.

As nouns the difference between trans and ultra

is that trans is abbreviation of lang=en while ultra is an ultraroyalist in France.

trans

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) ).

Adjective

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  • (chemistry) 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 trans effect is the labilization of ligands which are trans to certain other ligands
  • (cytology) Of the side of the Golgi apparatus farther from the endoplasmic reticulum.
  • (colloquial) Transgender, transsexual.
  • An umbrella term that refers to all the identities, other then cisgender, that are within the gender identity spectrum.
    • Usage notes
    Compare (m) and its usage notes, particularly with regard to the gender-related sense. Compare and and its usage notes with regards to the umbrella sense.
    Derived terms
    * trans fat * transman / trans man; transwoman / trans woman
    Related terms
    * transgender * transsexual * transvestite

    Coordinate terms

    * cis

    Etymology 2

    Abbreviation.

    Noun

    • Anagrams

    * * * ----

    ultra

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Extreme; far beyond the norm; fanatical; uncompromising.
    • an ultra''' reformer; '''ultra measures

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An ultraroyalist in France.
  • * 1974 , (Lawrence Durrell), Monsieur , Faber & Faber 1992, p. 37:
  • *:"At any rate that is what he explained to me," I said hastily while the lawyer rubbed his long ultra' s nose and sighed.
  • An extremist.
  • * 2005', " Foreign '''ultra killed, three injured in J&K," ''The Times of India , 29 Dec. (retrieved 21 Apr. 2009):
    • Five militants were nabbed while four ultras of Harkat-ul-Jehad-e-Islami (HuJI) gave themselves up.
  • (usually, capitalised) Code name used by British codebreakers during World War 2 for decrypted information gained from the enemy.

    • Related terms

    * ulterior * ultimate * ultra- English refractory feminine rhymes ----