transcription

tran·scrip·tion  (trn-skrpshn)

n.

1. The act or process of transcribing.

2. Something that has been transcribed, especially:

a. Music An adaptation of a composition.

b. A recorded radio or television program.

c. Linguistics A representation of speech sounds in phonetic symbols.

3. Biology The process by which messenger RNA is synthesized from a DNA template resulting in the transfer of genetic information from the DNA molecule to the messenger RNA.

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tran·scription·al adj.

tran·scription·al·ly adv.

tran·scription·ist n.

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transcription

Noun

1. the act of transcribing

2. something transcribed

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transcription  (trn-skrpshn)

The process in a cell by which genetic material is copied from a strand of DNA to a complementary strand of RNA (called messenger RNA). In eukaryotes, transcription takes place in the nucleus before messenger RNA is transported to the ribosomes for protein synthesis. Compare translation.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	transcription - something written, especially copied from one medium to another, as a typewritten version of dictation written text black and white, written communication, written language - communication by means of written symbols (either printed or handwritten) transliteration - a transcription from one alphabet to another phonetic transcription - a transcription intended to represent each distinct speech sound with a separate symbol
	2.	transcription - (genetics) the organic process whereby the DNA sequence in a gene is copied into mRNA; the process whereby a base sequence of messenger RNA is synthesized on a template of complementary DNA genetic science, genetics - the branch of biology that studies heredity and variation in organisms biological process, organic process - a process occurring in living organisms
	3.	transcription - a sound or television recording (e.g., from a broadcast to a tape recording) recording - a storage device on which information (sounds or images) have been recorded
	4.	transcription - the act of arranging and adapting a piece of music arranging, arrangement rearrangement - changing an arrangement composing, composition - musical creation orchestration, instrumentation - the act of arranging a piece of music for an orchestra and assigning parts to the different musical instruments orchestration - an arrangement of events that attempts to achieve a maximum effect; "the skillful orchestration of his political campaign"
	5.	transcription - the act of making a record (especially an audio record); "she watched the recording from a sound-proof booth" recording creating from raw materials - the act of creating something that is different from the materials that went into it lip sync, lip synch, lip synchronisation, lip synchronization - combining audio and video recording in such a way that the sound is perfectly synchronized with the action that produced it; especially synchronizing the movements of a speaker's lips with the sound of his speech mastering - the act of making a master recording from which copies can be made; "he received a bill for mastering the concert and making 100 copies" tape record - record with a tape recorder prerecord - record before presentation, as of a broadcast accession - make a record of additions to a collection, such as a library delete, erase - wipe out digitally or magnetically recorded information; "Who erased the files form my hard disk?" record, enter, put down - make a record of; set down in permanent form

Translations

transcription [trænˈskrɪpʃən] n → transcripción f

transcription [trænˈskrɪpʃən] n → transcription f

transcription [trænˈskrɪpʃən] transcript n → Transkription f

transcription [trænˈskrɪpʃən] n → trascrizione f