transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈtred-ˌmil ]
noun
Date: 1822
1.
a. : a mill worked by persons treading on steps on the periphery of a wide wheel having a horizontal axis and used formerly in prison punishment
b. : a mill worked by an animal treading an endless belt
c. : a device having an endless belt on which an individual walks or runs in place for exercise or physiological testing
2. : a wearisome or monotonous routine resembling continued activity on a treadmill
the office treadmill