translation

trans·la·tion  (trns-lshn, trnz-)

n.

1.

a. The act or process of translating, especially from one language into another.

b. The state of being translated.

2. A translated version of a text.

3. Physics Motion of a body in which every point of the body moves parallel to and the same distance as every other point of the body.

4. Biology The process by which messenger RNA directs the amino acid sequence of a growing polypeptide during protein synthesis.

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trans·lation·al, transla·tory (-l-tôr, -tr) adj.

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translation

Noun

1. a piece of writing or speech that has been translated into another language

2. the act of translating something

3. the expression of something in a different way or form: the book's plot was radically altered during its translation to film

4. Maths a transformation in which the origin of a coordinate system is moved to another position so that each axis retains the same direction

translational adj

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translation  (trns-lshn)

1. Biochemistry The process in the ribosomes of a cell by which a strand of messenger RNA directs the assembly of a sequence of amino acids to make a protein. Compare transcription.

2. Physics Motion of a body in which every point of the body moves parallel to and the same distance as every other point of the body.

3. Mathematics The changing of the coordinates of points to coordinates that are referred to new axes that are parallel to the old axes.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	translation - a written communication in a second language having the same meaning as the written communication in a first language interlingual rendition, rendering, version mistranslation - an incorrect translation crib, pony, trot - a literal translation used in studying a foreign language (often used illicitly) retroversion - translation back into the original language; "the teacher translated Latin texts into English which he gave to his students for retroversion" subtitle, caption - translation of foreign dialogue of a movie or TV program; usually displayed at the bottom of the screen supertitle, surtitle - translation of the words of a foreign opera (or choral work) projected on a screen above the stage written account, written record - a written document preserving knowledge of facts or events
	2.	translation - a uniform movement without rotation change of location, travel - a movement through space that changes the location of something shift, displacement - an event in which something is displaced without rotation
	3.	translation - the act of changing in form or shape or appearance; "a photograph is a translation of a scene onto a two-dimensional surface" transformation change of integrity - the act of changing the unity or wholeness of something permutation - complete change in character or condition; "the permutations...taking place in the physical world"- Henry Miller revision, alteration - the act of revising or altering (involving reconsideration and modification); "it would require a drastic revision of his opinion" transfiguration - the act of transforming so as to exalt or glorify transmogrification - the act of changing into a different form or appearance (especially a fantastic or grotesque one); "the transmogrification of the prince into a porcupine" metamorphosis - a complete change of physical form or substance especially as by magic or witchcraft
	4.	translation - (mathematics) a transformation in which the origin of the coordinate system is moved to another position but the direction of each axis remains the same math, mathematics, maths - a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement transformation - (mathematics) a function that changes the position or direction of the axes of a coordinate system
	5.	translation - (genetics) the process whereby genetic information coded in messenger RNA directs the formation of a specific protein at a ribosome in the cytoplasm genetic science, genetics - the branch of biology that studies heredity and variation in organisms biological process, organic process - a process occurring in living organisms
	6.	translation - rewording something in less technical terminology paraphrase, paraphrasis - rewording for the purpose of clarification
	7.	translation - the act of uniform movement displacement movement, move, motion - the act of changing location from one place to another; "police controlled the motion of the crowd"; "the movement of people from the farms to the cities"; "his move put him directly in my path"

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translation

noun 1. interpretation, version, rendering, gloss, rendition, decoding, transcription, paraphrase, transliteration

noun 2. conversion, change, rendering, transformation, alteration, metamorphosis, transfiguration, transmutation

Translations

translation [trænzˈleɪʃən] n → traducción f

translation [trænzˈleɪʃən] translate n → traduction f;

(Scol) (as opposed to prose) → version f

translation [trænzˈleɪʃən] translate n → Übersetzung f;

in translation translate → als Übersetzung

translation [trænzˈleɪʃən] n → traduzione f;

(SCOL) (as opposed to prose) → versione f