transcription

Meanings

Plural: transcriptions

Noun

• something written, especially copied from one medium to another, as a typewritten version of dictation
• (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
• a sound or television recording (e.g., from a broadcast to a tape recording)
• the act of arranging and adapting a piece of music
• the act of making a record (especially an audio record)
• The act or process of transcribing.
• Something that has been transcribed, including:
• An adaptation of a composition.
• Something that has been transcribed, including:
• A recorded radio or television programme.
• Something that has been transcribed, including:
• A representation of speech sounds as phonetic symbols.
• A written document.
• The synthesis of RNA under the direction of DNA.

Synonyms

arrangement, arranging, recording, written text

Related Words

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