English noun: transcription |
1. | transcription (communication) something written, especially copied from one medium to another, as a typewritten version of dictation |
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| Synonyms | written text |
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| Broader (hypernym) | black and white, written communication, written language |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | phonetic transcription, transliteration |
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2. | transcription (process) (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 |
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| Broader (hypernym) | biological process, organic process |
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| Domain category | genetic science, genetics |
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3. | transcription (artifact) a sound or television recording (e.g., from a broadcast to a tape recording) |
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| Broader (hypernym) | recording |
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4. | transcription (act) the act of arranging and adapting a piece of music |
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| Synonyms | arrangement, arranging |
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| Broader (hypernym) | composing, composition |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | instrumentation, orchestration, orchestration, rearrangement |
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5. | transcription (act) the act of making a record (especially an audio record) |
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| Samples | She watched the recording from a sound-proof booth.
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| Synonyms | recording |
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| Broader (hypernym) | creating from raw materials |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | lip sync, lip synch, lip synchronisation, lip synchronization, mastering |
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| Domain category members | accession, delete, enter, erase, prerecord, put down, record, tape record |
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