transcription, транскрипция: [ sə-ˈnō-pē-ə ]
noun
( plural -pi·as or si·no·pie -pē-ˌā)
Etymology: Italian, from Latin sinopis, from Greek sinōpis, from Sinōpē Sinop, ancient seaport in Asia Minor
Date: 1844
1. : a red to reddish-brown earth pigment used by the ancients that depends for its color on its content of red ferric oxide
2. : a preliminary drawing for a fresco done in sinopia