transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]
Etymology: translation of French tour d'ivoire
Date: 1911
1. : an impractical often escapist attitude marked by aloof lack of concern with or interest in practical matters or urgent problems
2. : a secluded place that affords the means of treating practical issues with an impractical often escapist attitude ; especially : a place of learning
• ivory-tower adjective
• ivo·ry-tow·er·ish -ˈtau̇-(ə-)rish adjective