transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈōp-niŋ, ˈō-pə- ]
noun
Date: 13th century
1.
a. : an act or instance of making or becoming open
b. : an act or instance of beginning : commencement ; especially : a formal and usually public event by which something new is put officially into operation
2. : something that is open: as
a.
(1) : breach , aperture
(2) : an open width : span
b. : an area without trees or with scattered usually mature trees that occurs as a break in a forest
c. : two pages that face one another in a book
3. : something that constitutes a beginning: as
a. : a usually planned series of moves made at the beginning of a game of chess or checkers — compare endgame , middle game
b. : a first performance
4.
a. : occasion , chance
b. : an opportunity for employment