transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈpre-s(ə-)pəs ]
noun
Etymology: French, from Middle French, from Latin praecipitium, from praecipit-, praeceps headlong, from prae- + caput head — more at head
Date: 1613
1. : a very steep or overhanging place
2. : a hazardous situation ; broadly : brink