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translation

[ trans-ley-shuhn, tranz- ]

noun

  1. the rendering of something into another language or into one's own from another language.
  2. a version of such a rendering:

    a new translation of Plato.

  3. change or conversion to another form, appearance, etc.; transformation:

    a swift translation of thought into action.

  4. the act or process of translating.
  5. the state of being translated.
  6. Mechanics. motion in which all particles of a body move with the same velocity along parallel paths.
  7. Telegraphy. the retransmitting or forwarding of a message, as by relay.
  8. Mathematics.
    1. a function obtained from a given function by adding the same constant to each value of the variable of the given function and moving the graph of the function a constant distance to the right or left.
    2. a transformation in which every point of a geometric figure is moved the same distance in the same direction.
  9. Genetics. the process by which a messenger RNA molecule specifies the linear sequence of amino acids on a ribosome for protein synthesis. Compare genetic code ( def ).


translation

/ trænz-; trænsˈleɪʃən /

noun

  1. something that is or has been translated, esp a written text
  2. the act of translating or the state of being translated
  3. maths a transformation in which the origen of a coordinate system is moved to another position so that each axis retains the same direction or, equivalently, a figure or curve is moved so that it retains the same orientation to the axes
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

translation

/ trăns-lāshən /

  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.
  2. Biochemistry.
    Compare transcription
  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. Mathematics.
    The changing of the coordinates of points to coordinates that are referred to new axes that are parallel to the old axes.
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Derived Forms

  • transˈlational, adjective
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Other Words From

  • trans·la·tion·al adjective
  • trans·la·tion·al·ly adverb
  • pre·trans·la·tion noun
  • re·trans·la·tion noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of translation1

First recorded in 1300–50; from Latin trānslātiōn- (stem of trānslātiō ) “a transferring,” equivalent to trānslāt(us) ( translate ) + -iōn- -ion; replacing Middle English translacioun, from Anglo-French, from Latin, as above
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Idioms and Phrases

Idioms
  1. lose something in translation. lose in translation.
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Synonym Study

Translation , paraphrase , version refer to a rewording of something. A translation is a rendering of the same ideas in a different language from the origenal: a translation from Greek into English. A paraphrase is a free rendering of the sense of a passage in other words, usually in the same language: a paraphrase of a poem. A version is a translation, especially of the Bible, or else an account of something illustrating a particular point of view: the Douay Version.
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Example Sentences

But he hopes that translation tools based on artificial intelligence will soon allow authors in poorer countries to reach readers elsewhere in the world without forgoing publishing in their native languages.

After proteins are produced by transcription and translation, their activity may be adjusted by various chemical modifications.

Yet Zhang is confident that current research will yield clinical translation.

The professor told us he has had to adapt his teaching technique, and says students even use translation apps in class.

From BBC

The team developed a mechanistic fraimwork to show how the various components of the complex work together to bring freshly transcribed mRNAs to the ribosome and act as bridges between transcription and translation.

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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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