transcription, транскрипция: [ (ˌ)spər-ˈmā-sh(ē-)əm ]
noun
( plural sper·ma·tia -sh(ē-)ə)
Etymology: New Latin, from Greek spermation, diminutive of spermat-, sperma
Date: 1856
: a nonmotile male gamete of a red alga ; also : a nonmotile cell functioning as a male gamete in certain fungi and lichens
• sper·ma·tial -sh(ē-)əl adjective