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Webster 1913 Edition

Translation

Trans-la′tion

,
Noun.
[F.
translation
, L.
translatio
a transferring, translation, version. See
Translate
, and cf.
Tralation
.]
1.
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
.
2.
The act of rendering into another language; interpretation;
as, the
translation
of idioms is difficult
.
3.
That which is obtained by translating something a version;
as, a
translation
of the Scriptures
.
4.
(Rhet.)
A transfer of meaning in a word or phrase, a metaphor; a tralation.
[Obs.]
B. Jonson.
5.
(Metaph.)
Transfer of meaning by association; association of ideas.
A. Tucker.
6.
(Kinematics)
Motion in which all the points of the moving body have at any instant the same velocity and direction of motion; – opposed to rotation.

Webster 1828 Edition

Translation

TRANSLA'TION

,
Noun.
[L. translatio.]
1.
The act of removing or conveying from one place to another; removal; as the translation of a disease from the foot to the breast.
2.
The removal of a bishop from one see to another.
3.
The removal of a person to heaven without subjecting him to death.
4.
The act of turning into another language; interpretation; as the translation of Virgil or Homer.
5.
That which is produced by turning into another language; a version. We have a good translation of the Scriptures.

Definition 2024

Translation

Translation

See also: translation

German

Noun

Translation f ‎(genitive Translation, plural Translationen)

  1. (mathematics, physics) translation (motion without deformation or rotation)
  2. (genetics) translation (process whereby a strand of mRNA directs assembly of amino acids into proteins within a ribosome)
  3. (Christianity) translation (transfer of a holy relic from one shrine to another)
  4. (linguistics, rare) cover term for both written translation and spoken interpreting

translation

translation

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See also: Translation

English

Alternative forms

Noun

translation ‎(countable and uncountable, plural translations)

  1. (uncountable) The act or (countable) an act of translating, in its various senses:
    1. The conversion of text from one language to another.
    2. The conversion of something from one form or medium to another.
    3. (physics, mathematics) A motion or compulsion to motion in a straight line without rotation or other deformation.
    4. (mathematics) A relation between two mathematical figures such as a straight line where the coordinates of each point in one figure is a constant added to the coordinates of a corresponding point in the other figure.
    5. (genetics) The process whereby a strand of mRNA directs assembly of amino acids into proteins within a ribosome.
    6. (physics) A transfer of motion occurring within a gearbox.
    7. The conveyance of something from one place to another, especially:
      1. (Christianity) An ascension to Heaven without death.
      2. (Christianity) A transfer of a bishop from one diocese to another.
      3. (Christianity) A transfer of a holy relic from one shrine to another.
      4. (medicine) A transfer of a disease from one body part to another.
  2. (countable) The product or end result of an act of translating, in its various senses.

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French

Etymology

From Latin trānslātiō.

Noun

translation f ‎(plural translations)

  1. (mathematics, physics) translation
  2. (computing) thunking

Swedish

Noun

translation c

  1. (mathematics, physics) translation

Declension

Inflection of translation 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative translation translationen translationer translationerna
Genitive translations translationens translationers translationernas

Etymology

Borrowing from French translation, from Latin trānslātiō.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tʁanslaˈt͡si̯oːn/
  • Hyphenation: Trans‧la‧ti‧on

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