transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌres-pə-ˈrā-shən ]
noun
Etymology: Middle English respiracioun, from Latin respiration-, respiratio, from respirare
Date: 15th century
1.
a. : the placing of air or dissolved gases in intimate contact with the circulating medium of a multicellular organism (as by breathing)
b. : a single complete act of breathing
2. : the physical and chemical processes by which an organism supplies its cells and tissues with the oxygen needed for metabolism and relieves them of the carbon dioxide formed in energy-producing reactions
3. : any of various energy-yielding oxidative reactions in living matter
• re·spi·ra·to·ry ˈres-p(ə-)rə-ˌtȯr-ē, ri-ˈspī-rə- adjective