— transliteration , n. — transliterator , n.
/trans lit"euh rayt', tranz-/ , v.t., transliterated, transliterating .
to change (letters, words, etc.) into corresponding characters of another alphabet or language: to transliterate the Greek X as ch.
[ 1860-65; TRANS- + L liter ( a ) LETTER 1 + -ATE 1 ]