transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈkäs-tə ]
noun
( plural cos·tae -(ˌ)tē, -ˌtī)
Etymology: Latin — more at coast
Date: circa 1771
1. : rib I,1a
2. : a part (as the midrib of a leaf or the anterior vein of an insect wing) that resembles a rib
• cos·tal -t ə l adjective