transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈkrip-tik ]
adjective
Etymology: Late Latin crypticus, from Greek kryptikos, from kryptos
Date: circa 1638
1. : secret , occult
2.
a. : having or seeming to have a hidden or ambiguous meaning : mysterious
cryptic messages
b. : marked by an often perplexing brevity
cryptic marginal notes
3. : serving to conceal
cryptic coloration in animals
also : exhibiting cryptic coloration
cryptic animals
4. : not recognized
a cryptic infection
5. : employing cipher or code
Synonyms: see obscure
• cryp·ti·cal·ly -ti-k(ə-)lē adverb