transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈȯl-tər ]
noun
Usage: often attributive
Etymology: Middle English alter, from Old English altar, from Latin altare; probably akin to Latin adolēre to burn up
Date: before 12th century
1. : a usually raised structure or place on which sacrifices are offered or incense is burned in worship — often used figuratively to describe a thing given great or undue precedence or value especially at the cost of something else
sacrificed his family life on the altar of career advancement
2. : a table on which the eucharistic elements are consecrated or which serves as a center of worship or ritual