transcription, транскрипция: [ in-ˈvər-zhən, -shən ]
noun
Date: 1586
1. : a reversal of position, order, form, or relationship: as
a.
(1) : a change in normal word order ; especially : the placement of a verb before its subject
(2) : the process or result of changing or reversing the relative positions of the notes of a musical interval, chord, or phrase
b. : the condition of being turned inward or inside out
c. : a breaking off of a chromosome section and its subsequent reattachment in inverted position ; also : a chromosomal section that has undergone this process
2. : the act or process of inverting
3.
a. : a change in the order of the terms of a mathematical proportion effected by inverting each ratio
b. : the operation of forming the inverse of a magnitude, a function, an operation, or an element
4.
a. : the conversion of dextrorotatory sucrose into a levorotatory mixture of glucose and fructose
b. : a change from one stereochemical figuration at a chiral center in a usually organic molecule to the opposite configuration that is brought about by a reaction in which a substitution of one group is made for a different group
5. : homosexuality
6. : an increase of temperature with height through a layer of air