transcription, транскрипция: [ ri-ˈlā-shən ]
noun
Etymology: Middle English relacion, from Anglo-French, from Latin relation-, relatio, from referre (past participle relatus ) to carry back
Date: 14th century
1. : the act of telling or recounting : account
2. : an aspect or quality (as resemblance) that connects two or more things or parts as being or belonging or working together or as being of the same kind
the relation of time and space
specifically : a property (as one expressed by is equal to, is less than, or is the brother of ) that holds between an ordered pair of objects
3. : the referring by a legal fiction of an act to a prior date as the time of its taking effect — usually used with back
4.
a.
(1) : a person connected by consanguinity or affinity : relative
(2) : a person legally entitled to a share of the property of an intestate
b. : relationship by consanguinity or affinity : kinship
5. : reference , respect
in relation to
6. : the attitude or stance which two or more persons or groups assume toward one another
race relation s
7.
a. : the state of being mutually or reciprocally interested (as in social or commercial matters)
b. plural
(1) : dealings, intercourse
foreign relation s
(2) : sexual intercourse