translational
Americanadjective
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of or relating to the act, process, or product of translation; especially between languages, forms of expression, etc.
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of or relating to the process, especially in medicine, of translating the results of scientific research into practical application; being or relating to a field that focuses on such work.
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Genetics. of, relating to, or involving the process by which the linear sequence of amino acids on a ribosome is specified by a messenger RNA molecule.
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Physics. of or relating to motion in a straight line without reversing or rotating.
Example Sentences
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The remarks echoed others made during the pandemic, including by Eric Topol, who is executive vice president of Scripps Research in La Jolla, a professor of translational medicine and a cardiologist.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 27, 2026
India’s opportunity is partnership—combining Western translational depth with Indian-scale discovery.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026
Duke-NUS Medical School is internationally recognized for its leadership in medical education and biomedical research, combining fundamental discoveries with translational expertise to improve health outcomes in Singapore and beyond.
From Science Daily • Mar. 3, 2026
In addition, the authors reviewed dozens of related clinical, translational, and mechanistic studies involving wild blueberries, cultivated blueberries, and a wide range of cardiometabolic outcomes.
From Science Daily • Jan. 27, 2026
It is really the manifestation of the pressure or thrust aspect of the work energy, just as the kinetic energy is the manifestation of the translational or velocity aspect.
From The Energy System of Matter A Deduction from Terrestrial Energy Phenomena by Weir, James
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