transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈsim-bə-ˌli-zəm ]
noun
Date: 1654
1. : the art or practice of using symbols especially by investing things with a symbolic meaning or by expressing the invisible or intangible by means of visible or sensuous representations: as
a. : artistic imitation or invention that is a method of revealing or suggesting immaterial, ideal, or otherwise intangible truth or states
b. : the use of conventional or traditional signs in the representation of divine beings and spirits
2. : a system of symbols or representations