translation

/trænzˈleɪʃən/
noun
  1. The process of changing written or spoken words from one language into another.
    • Machine translation has improved a lot, but it still makes mistakes with idioms.
    • She studied translation in college and now works for the United Nations.
    • The translation of the novel from French to English took over a year.
  2. A text or work that has been changed from one language into another.
    • This translation of the manual is full of errors.
    • The library has translations of the Bible in over 50 languages.
    • I bought an English translation of the ancient poem.
  3. The act of changing something into a different form or medium.
    • The translation of the design from paper to digital format took several days.
    • His translation of complex scientific ideas into simple language helped everyone understand.
    • The translation of the book into a movie was very successful.
  4. Movement of an object from one place to another without rotation.
    • The translation of the satellite's orbit was carefully calculated.
    • The robot's arm can perform both rotation and translation.
    • In physics, translation is the movement of an object along a straight line.
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