transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈtrāt, Britain usually ]
ˈtrā noun
Etymology: Middle French, literally, act of drawing, from Latin tractus — more at tract
Date: 1589
1.
a. : a stroke of or as if of a pencil
b. : touch , trace
2.
a. : a distinguishing quality (as of personal character)
curiosity is one of her notable trait s
b. : an inherited characteristic