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noun(trans-la-tion)a written communication in a second language having the same meaning as the written communication in a first language
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noun(trans-la-tion)the act of changing in form or shape or appearance
Synonyms: transformation,
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A photograph is a translation of a scene onto a two-dimensional surface.
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noun(trans-la-tion)a uniform movement without rotation
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noun(trans-la-tion)(genetics) the process whereby genetic information coded in messenger RNA directs the formation of a specific protein at a ribosome in the cytoplasm
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noun(trans-la-tion)(mathematics) a transformation in which the origin of the coordinate system is moved to another position but the direction of each axis remains the same
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noun(trans-la-tion)rewording something in less technical terminology