transcription, транскрипция: [ -ˌwȯ-tər, -ˌwä- ]
noun
Date: 1629
1.
a. : water backed up in its course by an obstruction, an opposing current, or the tide
b. : a body of water (as an inlet or tributary) that is out of the main current of a larger body
2.
a. : an isolated or backward place or condition
b. : an unpopular or unimportant field (as of study or business)