transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈtrəŋk ]
noun
Etymology: Middle English trunke Anglo-French trunc, trunke, from Latin truncus trunk, torso
Date: 15th century
1.
a. : the main stem of a tree apart from limbs and roots — called also bole
b.
(1) : the human or animal body apart from the head and appendages : torso
(2) : the thorax of an insect
c. : the central part of anything ; specifically : the shaft of a column or pilaster
2.
a.
(1) : a large rigid piece of luggage used usually for transporting clothing and personal effects
(2) : the luggage compartment of an automobile
b.
(1) : a superstructure over a ship's hatches usually level with the poop deck
(2) : the part of the cabin of a boat projecting above the deck
(3) : the housing for a centerboard or rudder
3. : proboscis ; especially : the long muscular proboscis of the elephant
4. plural : men's shorts worn chiefly for sports
swimming trunk s
5.
a. : a usually major channel or passage (as a chute or shaft)
b. : a circuit between two telephone exchanges for making connections between subscribers ; broadly : a usually electronic path over which information is transmitted (as between computer systems)
6.
a. : the principal channel or main body of a system or part that divides into branches
a nerve trunk
the trunk of a river
b. : trunk line
• trunk·ful ˈtrənk-ˌfu̇l noun