transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈrā-(ˌ)fē ]
noun
Etymology: New Latin, from Greek rhaphē seam, from rhaptein to sew
Date: circa 1753
1. : the seamlike union of the two lateral halves of a part or organ (as the tongue) having externally a ridge or furrow
2.
a. : the part of the stalk of an anatropous ovary that is united in growth to the outside covering and forms a ridge along the body of the ovule
b. : the median line or slit of the valve of certain diatoms