transcription, транскрипция: [ en-ˈte-lə-kē, in- ]
noun
( plural -chies )
Etymology: Late Latin entelechia, from Greek entelecheia, from entelēs complete (from en- en- (II) + telos end) + echein to have — more at telos , scheme
Date: 1593
1. : the actualization of form-giving cause as contrasted with potential existence
2. : a hypothetical agency not demonstrable by scientific methods that in some vitalist doctrines is considered an inherent regulating and directing force in the development and functioning of an organism