transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌȯr-thə-ˈje-nə-səs ]
noun
Etymology: New Latin
Date: 1895
: variation of organisms in successive generations that in some especially former evolutionary theories takes place in some predestined direction resulting in progressive evolutionary trends independent of external factors
• or·tho·ge·net·ic -jə-ˈne-tik adjective
• or·tho·ge·net·i·cal·ly -ti-k(ə-)lē adverb