transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈpāv-mənt ]
noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin pavimentum, from pavire
Date: 13th century
1. : a paved surface: as
a. : the artificially covered surface of a public thoroughfare
b. chiefly British : sidewalk
2. : the material with which something is paved
3. : something that suggests a pavement (as in flatness, hardness, and extent of surface)