Definition Definition

translation - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'translation' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Translation [ n.]
- The act of translating, removing, or transferring; removal; also, the state of being translated or removed; as, the translation of Enoch; the translation of a bishop.
- The act of rendering into another language; interpretation; as, the translation of idioms is difficult.
- That which is obtained by translating something a version; as, a translation of the Scriptures.
- A transfer of meaning in a word or phrase, a metaphor; a tralation.
- Transfer of meaning by association; association of ideas.
- Motion in which all the points of the moving body have at any instant the same velocity and direction of motion; -- opposed to rotation.

Meaning of 'translation' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . translation [ n]
Meaning (1):
- the act of changing in form or shape or appearance
Example in sentence:
  • a photograph is a translation of a scene onto a two-dimensional surface

Nearby Words:

trabea trabeae trabeated trabeation trabecula trabeculae trabecular trabeculate trabu trace

See 'translation' also in:

Dictionary.com Google Translator Wikipedia.com Merriam Webster

Related Definitions

  • Translation Exposure
    Translation Exposure refers to the possibility that a firm's equity, holdings, debts, or earnings will change in terms of the value of exchange rate movements.
  • Foreign currency translation
    Foreign currency translation refers to process of restating foreign currency accounts of subsidiaries into the reporting currency of the parent company in order ...
  • Cumulative translation adjustment (CTA) account
    Cumulative translation adjustment (CTA) account- an entry in a translated balance sheet in which gains and /or losses from translation have been accumulated over a period of years.
  • Translation
    Translation is the process in which genetic information mRNA directs the order of assembly of the specific amino acids during protein synthesis.
  • Translation bridge
    A bridge that can translate between network architectures, is called translation bridge.

Categories

Browse Dictionary