| n. | 1. | The act or process of transcribing, or copying; |
| 2. | A copy; a transcript. | |
| 3. | (Mus.) An arrangement of a composition for some other instrument or voice than that for which it was originally written, as the translating of a song, a vocal or instrumental quartet, or even an orchestral work, into a piece for the piano; an adaptation; an arrangement; - a name applied by modern composers for the piano to a more or less fanciful and ornate reproduction on their own instrument of a song or other piece not originally intended for it; |
| Noun | 1. | transcription - something written, especially copied from one medium to another, as a typewritten version of dictation Synonyms: written text |
| 2. | transcription - (genetics) the organic process whereby the DNA sequence in a gene is copied into mRNA; the process whereby a base sequence of messenger RNA is synthesized on a template of complementary DNA | |
| 3. | transcription - a sound or television recording (e.g., from a broadcast to a tape recording) | |
| 4. | transcription - the act of arranging and adapting a piece of music Synonyms: arranging, arrangement | |
| 5. | transcription - the act of making a record (especially an audio record); "she watched the recording from a sound-proof booth" Synonyms: recording |