transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈspīn ]
noun
Etymology: Middle English, thorn, spinal column, from Latin spina; perhaps akin to Latin spica ear of grain
Date: 15th century
1.
a. : spinal column
b. : something resembling a spinal column or constituting a central axis or chief support
c. : the part of a book to which the pages are attached and on the cover of which usually appear the title and author's and publisher's names
2. : a stiff pointed plant process ; especially : one that is a modified leaf or leaf part
3. : a sharp rigid process on an animal: as
a. : spicule
b. : a stiff unsegmented fin ray of a fish
c. : a pointed prominence on a bone
• spined ˈspīnd adjective
• spine·like -ˌlīk adjective