transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈfəŋ(k)-shnə-ˌli-zəm, -shə-nə-ˌli- ]
noun
Date: 1914
1. : a late 19th century to early 20th century American school of psychology concerned especially with how the mind functions to adapt the individual to the environment — compare structuralism 1
2. : a philosophy of design (as in architecture) holding that form should be adapted to use, material, and structure
3. : a theory that stresses the interdependence of the patterns and institutions of a society and their interaction in maintaining cultural and social unity
4. : a doctrine or practice that emphasizes practical utility or functional relations
• func·tion·al·ist -shnə-list, -shə-nə-list noun
• functionalist or func·tion·al·is·tic ˌfən(k)-shnə-ˈlis-tik, -shə-nə-ˈlis- adjective