transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]
Date: circa 1888
1. : a mark ' placed over some initial vowels in Greek to show that they are not aspirated (as in ἐκεî pronounced e-ˈkā)
2. : the absence of aspiration indicated by a mark '
SMOOTH BREATHING
Meaning of SMOOTH BREATHING in English
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary. Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster. 2003