I. tranzˈkripshən, traan-, -n(t)ˈsk- noun
( -s )
Etymology: Latin transcription-, transcriptio, from transcriptus + -ion-, -io -ion
1. : an act, process, or instance of transcribing
2. : something transcribed : copy , transcript : as
a. : an arrangement of a musical composition often with some liberty in modification or embellishment for some instrument or voice other than that of the original composition : arrangement
his ripe scholarship is evidenced … in his transcriptions for organ of great symphonic works — E.C.Krohn
b. : a tape, disc, or other recording made for broadcast or rebroadcast of a radio or television program : electrical transcription
continued on several hundred independent stations and … sent overseas by transcription — Current Biography
II. noun
: the process of constructing a messenger RNA molecule using a DNA molecule as a template with resulting transfer of genetic information to the messenger RNA — compare reverse transcription herein translation herein
• transcriptional adjective