transcription, транскрипция: [ di-ˈskrip-tiv ]
adjective
Date: 1723
1. : serving to describe
a descriptive account
2.
a. : referring to, constituting, or grounded in matters of observation or experience
the descriptive basis of science
b. : factually grounded or informative rather than normative, prescriptive, or emotive
descriptive cultural studies
3. of a modifier
a. : expressing the quality, kind, or condition of what is denoted by the modified term
hot in “hot water” is a descriptive adjective
b. : nonrestrictive
4. : of, relating to, or dealing with the structure of a language at a particular time usually with exclusion of historical and comparative data
descriptive linguistics
• de·scrip·tive·ly adverb
• de·scrip·tive·ness noun