transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌas-pə-ˈrā-shən ]
noun
Date: 14th century
1.
a. : audible breath that accompanies or comprises a speech sound
b. : the pronunciation or addition of an aspiration ; also : the symbol of an aspiration
2. : a drawing of something in, out, up, or through by or as if by suction: as
a. : the act of breathing and especially of breathing in
b. : the withdrawal of fluid or tissue from the body
c. : the taking of foreign matter into the lungs with the respiratory current
3.
a. : a strong desire to achieve something high or great
b. : an object of such desire
Synonyms: see ambition
• as·pi·ra·tion·al -ˈrā-sh(ə-)nəl adjective