n.
Pronunciation: tran(t)s- ' l ā -sh ə n, tranz-
Function: noun
Date: 14th century
1 : an act, process, or instance of translating: as a : a rendering from one language into another also : the product of such a rendering b : a change to a different substance, form, or appearance : CONVERSION c (1) : a transformation of coordinates in which the new axes are parallel to the old ones (2) : uniform motion of a body in a straight line
2 : the process of forming a protein molecule at a ribosomal site of protein synthesis from information contained in messenger RNA ― compare TRANSCRIPTION 3
– trans · la · tion · al \ -shn ə l, -sh ə -n ə l \ adjective