transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌte-lē-ˈä-lə-jē, ˌtē- ]
noun
Etymology: New Latin teleologia, from Greek tele-, telos end, purpose + -logia -logy — more at wheel
Date: 1740
1.
a. : the study of evidences of design in nature
b. : a doctrine (as in vitalism) that ends are immanent in nature
c. : a doctrine explaining phenomena by final causes
2. : the fact or character attributed to nature or natural processes of being directed toward an end or shaped by a purpose
3. : the use of design or purpose as an explanation of natural phenomena
• tel·e·ol·o·gist -jist noun