transcription

Everyday

1. A transcription is a written copy of something that was spoken, recorded or written somewhere else. tree →
2. Transcription is the act of writing down speech or copying a text. tree →
3. (language) A phonetic transcription writes how words sound using special symbols, like in a dictionary. tree →
4. (music) A transcription is a piece of music rewritten for different instruments. tree →
5. (science) In biology, transcription is the copying of information from DNA in a cell. tree →

In the lessons

In lessons it is how interviews, speeches and old documents are written down; dictionaries give a transcription showing pronunciation. In history, scholars make transcriptions of old handwriting. Phrases: a transcription of the interview, phonetic transcription, make a transcription.

Examples

• The teacher gave us a transcription of the radio interview. tree →
• Read the transcription of the king's speech. tree →
• The dictionary shows the transcription of every word in special symbols. tree →
• Volunteers made a transcription of the old diaries. tree →
• The band played a transcription of a piano piece for guitars. tree →
• In cells, transcription copies a message from DNA. tree →

Note

Verb: transcribe (transcribes, transcribed, transcribing). Note: transcribe has a b, transcription has a p. Do not confuse with «translation» (changing words into another language): a transcription keeps the same language.

In Jewish tradition

In lessons it is how interviews, speeches and old documents are written down; dictionaries give a transcription showing pronunciation. In history, scholars make transcriptions of old handwriting. Phrases: a transcription of the interview, phonetic transcription, make a transcription.

Examples

• PARTIAL: English Wikisource transcription (proofread from Index:Sepher Yetzirah.djvu) — only Preface to the Second Edition, Introduction, and the text (chapters I-VI). (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) tree →

Note

Verb: transcribe (transcribes, transcribed, transcribing). Note: transcribe has a b, transcription has a p. Do not confuse with «translation» (changing words into another language): a transcription keeps the same language.