transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈshāk-ˌdau̇n ]
noun
Date: circa 1730
1. : an improvised bed (as one made up on the floor)
2. : a boisterous dance
3. : an act or instance of shaking someone down ; especially : extortion
4. : a thorough search
5. : a process or period of adjustment
6. : a testing under operating conditions of something new (as a ship) for possible faults and defects and for familiarizing the operators with it