transcription, транскрипция: [ kə-ˈne-tiks also ]
kī- noun plural but singular or plural in construction
Date: circa 1859
1.
a. : a branch of science that deals with the effects of forces upon the motions of material bodies or with changes in a physical or chemical system
b. : the rate of change in such a system
2. : the mechanism by which a physical or chemical change is effected