TRANSCRIBE


Meaning of TRANSCRIBE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ tran(t)-ˈskrīb ]

transitive verb

( tran·scribed ; tran·scrib·ing )

Etymology: Latin transcribere, from trans- + scribere to write — more at scribe

Date: 1552

1.

a. : to make a written copy of

b. : to make a copy of (dictated or recorded matter) in longhand or on a machine (as a typewriter)

c. : to paraphrase or summarize in writing

d. : write down , record

2.

a. : to represent (speech sounds) by means of phonetic symbols

b. : translate 2a

c. : to transfer (data) from one recording form to another

d. : to record (as on magnetic tape) for later broadcast

3. : to make a musical transcription of

4. : to cause (as DNA) to undergo genetic transcription

• tran·scrib·er noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.