transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈa-krə-ˌnim ]
noun
Etymology: acr- + -onym
Date: 1943
: a word (as NATO, radar, or snafu ) formed from the initial letter or letters of each of the successive parts or major parts of a compound term ; also : an abbreviation (as FBI ) formed from initial letters : initialism
• ac·ro·nym·ic ˌa-krə-ˈni-mik adjective
• ac·ro·nym·i·cal·ly -mi-k(ə-)lē adverb