transcription

[ tran-skrip-shuhn ]

noun

1. the act or process of transcribing.
2. something transcribed.
3. a transcript; copy.
4. Music.
   1. the arrangement of a composition for a medium other than that for which it was originally written.
   2. a composition so arranged.
5. Radio and Television. a recording made especially for broadcasting.
6. Genetics. the process by which genetic information on a strand of DNA is used to synthesize a strand of complementary RNA.

transcription

/ trænˈskrɪpʃən /

noun

1. the act or an instance of transcribing or the state of being transcribed
2. something transcribed
3. 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

transcription

/ trăn-skrĭp′shən /

1. 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.
2. Compare translation

Derived Forms

• tranˈscriptional, adjective
• tranˈscriptionally, adverb

Other Words From

• tran·scription·al adjective
• tran·scription·al·ly adverb
• trans·scription·ist noun
• tran·scrip·tive [tran-, skrip, -tiv], adjective
• tran·scriptive·ly adverb
• mistran·scription noun
• nontran·scription noun
• nontran·scriptive adjective
• pretran·scription noun
• retran·scription noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of transcription¹

First recorded in 1590–1600, transcription is from the Latin word trānscrīptiōn- (stem of trānscrīptiō ). See transcript, -ion

Example Sentences

The Otter Assistant automatically joins calendared meetings and records, takes notes and shares transcriptions with meeting participants.

From TechCrunch

Note that LOVE does not currently support the iOS 15 beta software, where it has issues with speech transcription and in other areas.

From TechCrunch

Similarly, adding transcriptions has always been a benefit to your videos.

From Search Engine Land

YouTube assesses keywords not just from titles, tags, and descriptions, but also from the audio of the video — which means it’s critical to actually say them in your audio script and transcription.

From Search Engine Land

While geneticists have made leaps in understanding how genes with relatively simple, direct functions could have evolved, explanations for transcription factors have largely eluded scientists.

From Quanta Magazine

There was, according to this source, no recording or transcription of even this purported Callista deposition.

From The Daily Beast

In the following transcription I have followed M. Reinach except in a few minor points.

From Project Gutenberg

The transcription of Dr. Crusius, with his conjectural restorations, will be found in the Appendix.

From Project Gutenberg

That is all that passed between us on this occasion, and I think this is a literal and complete transcription of our conversation.

From Project Gutenberg

It gave Mark Twain a chance to exercise two of his chief gifts—transcription and portrayal.

From Project Gutenberg

This does not pretend to be an actual transcription of the conversation between Mr. Chambers and his visitor.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• breeding
• copy
• facsimile
• imitation
• photocopy
• photograph
• picture
• print
• propagation
• recreation
• replica
• replication