transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈwänd ]
noun
Etymology: Middle English, slender stick, from Old Norse vǫndr; probably akin to Old English windan to wind, twist — more at wind
Date: 13th century
1. : a slender staff carried in a procession : verge
2. : a slender rod used by conjurers and magicians
3. : a slat six feet by two inches used as a target in archery ; also : a narrow strip of paper pasted vertically on a target face
4. : any of various pipelike devices ; especially : the rigid tube between the hose and the nozzle of a vacuum cleaner
5. : a handheld device used to enter information (as from a bar code) into a computer