transcription, транскрипция: [ noun plural suffix but singular or plural in construction ]
Etymology: -ic (I) + -s (I); translation of Greek -ika, from neuter plural of -ikos -ic
1. : study : knowledge : skill : practice
linguist ics
electron ics
2. : characteristic actions or activities
acrobat ics
3. : characteristic qualities, operations, or phenomena
mechan ics