transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈdā-əs-ˌeks-ˈmä-ki-nə, -ˈma-, -ˌnä; -mə-ˈshē-nə ]
noun
Etymology: New Latin, a god from a machine, translation of Greek theos ek mēchanēs
Date: 1697
1. : a god introduced by means of a crane in ancient Greek and Roman drama to decide the final outcome
2. : a person or thing (as in fiction or drama) that appears or is introduced suddenly and unexpectedly and provides a contrived solution to an apparently insoluble difficulty