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Meaning 1：written record of speech (transcription)
transcription
/trænˈskrɪpʃən/
n.
The act or process of writing down exactly what is said, like turning speech into written text.
written record of speech
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/ˈrɪtən ˈrekɔːd əv spiːtʃ/
n.
The process of accurately converting spoken words into a written or textual format, often from audio recordings.
📘 Details & Usage
📖 Root Explanation
From Latin 'transcribere' (trans- across + scribere to write), meaning the act of copying.
💡 Mnemonic
Think: TRANSfer + deSCRIPTION; transferring description from sound to script.
📖 Example
As part of her research, she completed the transcription of all the recorded interviews with the local artists.
She finished converting the recorded interviews into written text as part of her study.
🔗 Collocations
audio transcription – the process of converting audio recordings into written text
transcription service – a business that provides transcription of audio or video files
verbatim transcription – a transcription that includes every word and sound exactly as spoken
🔄 Synonyms
transcript (n.) – a written or printed version of material originally presented in another medium
documentation (n.) – the process of recording information in written form
notation (n.) – the act of writing down information, such as music or speech
🚫 Antonyms
improvisation (n.) – the act of creating or performing spontaneously without a written plan
🌱 Derivatives
transcribe (v.) – to write out or copy spoken or recorded material into text
transcript (n.) – a written or printed copy of something, especially from speech
transcriptional (adj.) – relating to or involving transcription
📖 Cultural Story
Originating from Latin 'transcribere', the term entered English in the 16th century. It is essential in linguistics for converting speech to text and in biology for DNA to RNA copying, highlighting its role in accurate reproduction across fields.
Meaning 2：copying DNA to RNA (transcription)
transcription
/trænˈskrɪpʃən/
n.
In biology, the process where a cell makes an RNA copy of a piece of DNA, which is like copying instructions.
copying DNA to RNA
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/ˈkɒpɪɪŋ ˌdiːˌɛnˈeɪ tuː ˌɑːrˌɛnˈeɪ/
n.
The cellular process where genetic information from DNA is synthesized into RNA, serving as the initial step in gene expression.
📘 Details & Usage
📖 Example
Gene expression begins with the transcription of DNA into messenger RNA inside the cell nucleus.
The first step in gene expression is when DNA is copied into messenger RNA within the cell nucleus.
🔗 Collocations
DNA transcription – the process of synthesizing RNA from a DNA template
transcription factor – a protein that regulates the rate of transcription
reverse transcription – the process of making DNA from an RNA template
🔄 Synonyms
RNA synthesis (n.) – the production of RNA molecules from a DNA template
genetic copying (n.) – the process of duplicating genetic information from DNA to RNA
transcriptional process (n.) – the series of events involved in transcription
🌱 Derivatives
transcriptase (n.) – an enzyme that catalyzes transcription, such as RNA polymerase
transcriptome (n.) – the complete set of RNA transcripts in a cell
transcriptional (adj.) – pertaining to or involved in transcription
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