transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈstā-səs, ˈsta- ]
noun
( plural sta·ses ˈstā-ˌsēz, ˈsta-)
Etymology: New Latin, from Greek, act or condition of standing, stopping, from histasthai to stand — more at stand
Date: 1745
1. : a slowing or stoppage of the normal flow of a bodily fluid or semifluid: as
a. : slowing of the current of circulating blood
b. : reduced motility of the intestines with retention of feces
2.
a. : a state of static balance or equilibrium : stagnation
b. : a state or period of stability during which little or no evolutionary change in a lineage occurs