transmodal

Meanings

adjectivetransmodal (not comparable)

not comparableCrossing, occurring in, or using more than one mode or modality.
not comparabletransportUsing more than one mode of transportation or shipping.
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Excess capacities for some modes and system inefficiencies, to some extent, for all modes continue to pose major concerns. This program by its structure and definition is transmodal; however, the issue of substituting telecommunications for transportation services can have a significant impact upon one or several modes...
1978, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Analysis of DOT Near-term Transportation Research, Development, and Demonstration Activities, Pasadena: Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, →OCLC, page 117
not comparablehuman sciencesRelating to more than one sense, cognitive process, or region of the brain.
The highest level of cognitive processing occurs in regions referred to as transmodal areas. These areas are composed of heteromodal, paralimbic, and limbic regions that are collectively linked, in parallel, to other transmodal regions.
2015, Theodore A. Stern, Maurizio Fava, Timothy E. Wilens, Jerrold F. Rosenbaum, Massachusetts General Hospital Comprehensive Clinical Psychiatry, Elsevier, →ISBN, page 806

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