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trans·la·tion 
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| 1. | the rendering of something into another language or into one's own from another language. |
| 2. | a version of such a rendering: a new translation of Plato. |
| 3. | change or conversion to another form, appearance, etc.; transformation: a swift translation of thought into action. |
| 4. | the act or process of translating. |
| 5. | the state of being translated. |
| 6. | Mechanics. motion in which all particles of a body move with the same velocity along parallel paths. |
| 7. | Telegraphy. the retransmitting or forwarding of a message, as by relay. |
| 8. | Mathematics.
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| 9. | Genetics. the process by which a messenger RNA molecule specifies the linear sequence of amino acids on a ribosome for protein synthesis. |
Compare genetic code.
[Origin: 1300–50; < L trānslātiōn- (s. of trānslātiō) a transferring, equiv. to trānslāt(us) (see translate) + -iōn- -ion; r. ME translacioun < AF < L, as above]
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trans·la·tion·al, adjective
trans·la·tion·al·ly, adverb
—Synonyms 2. Translation, paraphrase, version refer to a rewording of something. A translation is a rendering of the same ideas in a different language from the original: a translation from Greek into English. A paraphrase is a free rendering of the sense of a passage in other words, usually in the same language: a paraphrase of a poem. A version is a translation, esp. of the Bible, or else an account of something illustrating a particular point of view: the Douay Version.
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trans·la'tion·al, trans'la·to'ry (-lə-tôr'ē, -tōr'ē) adj. |
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| 1. | a written communication in a second language having the same meaning as the written communication in a first language |
| 2. | a uniform movement without rotation |
| 3. | the act of changing in form or shape or appearance; "a photograph is a translation of a scene onto a two-dimensional surface" [syn: transformation] |
| 4. | (mathematics) a transformation in which the origin of the coordinate system is moved to another position but the direction of each axis remains the same |
| 5. | (genetics) the process whereby genetic information coded in messenger RNA directs the formation of a specific protein at a ribosome in the cytoplasm |
| 6. | rewording something in less technical terminology |
| 7. | the act of uniform movement |
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transˈlation1 noun
the act of translating
Example: The translation of poetry is difficult.
transˈlation2 nounExample: The translation of poetry is difficult.
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a version of a book, something said etc, in another language
Example: He gave me an Italian translation of the Bible.
See also: translator, translateExample: He gave me an Italian translation of the Bible.
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translation trans·la·tion (trāns-lā'shən, trānz-)
n.
- The act or process of translating, especially from one language into another.
- The state of being translated.
- A translated version of a text.
- The process by which mRNA, tRNA, and ribosomes effect the production of a protein molecule from amino acids, the specificity of synthesis being controlled by the base sequences of the mRNA.
- Movement of a tooth through alveolar bone without change in axial inclination.
trans·la'tion·al adj.
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Main Entry: trans·la·tion
Pronunciation: tran(t)s-'lA-sh&n, tranz-
Function: noun
: the process of forming a protein molecule at aribosomal site of protein synthesis from information contained in messenger RNA —compare TRANSCRIPTION —trans·la·tion·al /-shn&l, -sh&n-&l/ adjective
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translation
- The expression of amounts denominated in one currency in terms of another currency by using the rate at which two currencies are exchanged. For example, a firm withforeign operations might express sales made in German marks in terms of U.S. dollars. Also called foreign currencytranslation.
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Translation
Tra*la"tion\, n. [L. tralatio, translatio.See Translation.] The use of a word in a figurative or extended sense; ametaphor; a trope. [Obs.] --Bp. Hall.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
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translation: in CancerWEB's On-line Medical Dictionary
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