transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈsiŋ-kə-(ˌ)pē, ˈsin- ]
noun
Etymology: Late Latin, from Greek synkopē, literally, cutting short, from synkoptein to cut short, from syn- + koptein to cut — more at capon
Date: circa 1550
1. : loss of consciousness resulting from insufficient blood flow to the brain : faint
2. : the loss of one or more sounds or letters in the interior of a word (as in fo'c'sle for forecastle )
• syn·co·pal -kə-pəl adjective