transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈsɪnju: ]
n. & v. --n. 1 tough fibrous tissue uniting muscle to bone; a tendon. 2 (in pl.) muscles; bodily strength; wiriness. 3 (in pl.) that which forms the strength or framework of a plan, city, organization, etc. --v.tr. poet. serve as the sinews of; sustain; hold together. øthe sinews of war money. øøsinewless adj. sinewy adj. [OE sin(e)we f. Gmc]