noun the act or process of inscribing.
2. inscription ·noun a line of division or intersection; as, the tendinous inscriptions, or intersections, of a muscle.
3. inscription ·noun an address, consignment, or informal dedication, as of a book to a person, as a mark of respect or an invitation of patronage.
4. inscription ·noun that which is inscribed; something written or engraved; especially, a word or words written or engraved on a solid substance for preservation or public inspection; as, inscriptions on monuments, pillars, coins, medals, ·etc.