transcription, транскрипция: [ trəˈki:ə ]
n. (pl. tracheae) 1 the passage reinforced by rings of cartilage, through which air reaches the bronchial tubes from the larynx; the windpipe. 2 each of the air passages in the body of an insect etc. 3 any duct or vessel in a plant. øøtracheal adj. tracheate adj. [ME f. med.L, = LL trachia f. Gk trakheia (arteria) rough (artery), f. trakhus rough]