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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.

tran·scription·al adj.
tran·scription·al·ly adv.
tran·scription·ist n.

transcription [trænˈskrɪpʃən]
n
1. the act or an instance of transcribing or the state of being transcribed
2. something transcribed
3. (Linguistics / Phonetics & Phonology) a representation in writing of the actual pronunciation of a speech sound, word, or piece of continuous text, using not a conventional orthography but a symbol or set of symbols specially designated as standing for corresponding phonetic values
transcriptional , transcriptive adj
transcriptionally , transcriptively adv

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.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.transcriptiontranscription - something written, especially copied from one medium to another, as a typewritten version of dictation
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.transcriptiontranscription - 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.transcriptiontranscription - the act of arranging and adapting a piece of music
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.transcriptiontranscription - the act of making a record (especially an audio record); "she watched the recording from a sound-proof booth"
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 (gen) → transcripción f
phonetic transcriptionpronunciación f fonética
transcription [trænˈskrɪpʃən] ntranscription f
transcription
n (Mus, Phon) → Transkription f; (= copy, of shorthand notes)Abschrift f; (= act)Abschrift f, → Abschreiben nt; (of speech, proceedings)Niederschrift f, → Protokoll nt; (Rad, TV: = recording) → Aufnahme f; phonetic transcriptionLautschrift f, → phonetische (Um)schrift
transcription [trænˈskrɪpʃn] ntrascrizione f
transcription [trænˈskrɪpʃn] ntrascrizione f


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