transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈtɔnʃə ]
n. & v. --n. 1 the shaving of the crown of the head or the entire head, esp. of a person entering a priesthood or monastic order. 2 a bare patch made in this way. --v.tr. give a tonsure to. [ME f. OF tonsure or L tonsura (as TONSORIAL)]