transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈkrü-sə-bəl ]
noun
Etymology: Middle English corusible, from Medieval Latin crucibulum earthen pot for melting metals
Date: 15th century
1. : a vessel of a very refractory material (as porcelain) used for melting and calcining a substance that requires a high degree of heat
2. : a severe test
3. : a place or situation in which concentrated forces interact to cause or influence change or development
conditioned by having grown up within the crucible of Chinatown — Tom Wolfe