I. tran(t)ˈslāshən, traan-, -nzˈl- noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English translacioun, from Middle French or Latin; Middle French translation, from Latin translation-, translatio, from translatus (suppletive past participle of transferre to transfer, translate) + -ion-, -io -ion
: an act, process, or instance of translating: as
a. : a rendering from one language or representational system into another
translation is an art that involves the re-creation of a work in another language for readers with a different background — Malcolm Cowley
also : the product of such a rendering
collaborated on a Chippewa grammar and on translations of the Bible — American Guide Series: Minnesota
is in possession of a single cipher message with its translation — W.W.R.Ball
b. : the removal, transfer, or conveyance from one place or condition to another
the bishop's translation to a different see
promotion and translation to a higher … sphere of activity — Harold Stein
his translation to an unaccustomed office life — Manfred Nathan
c. : a change or alteration to a different substance, form, or appearance : transformation , transmutation , conversion
a mechanical translation of sound into light and color — Leon Becker
the translation of the scientific knowledge into practical instruments — Lewis Mumford
the translation of the common will into action — Clement Attlee
the translation of habits of life and modes of thought into wood and stone — American Guide Series: Connecticut
an almost immediate translation from reality to art — Marya Mannes
d. Roman and Scots law : a transfer of property ; especially : an assignment by an assignee of a debt by deed to another
e.
(1) : a shift in position without rotation
(2) : translational or translatory motion
f. : the automatic repeating or forwarding of a message (as by a telegraphic relay)
g. : a moving of rectangular axes parallel to themselves
II. noun
: the process of forming a protein molecule at a ribosomal site of protein synthesis from information contained in messenger RNA — compare transcription herein
• translational adjective