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Translation
Tra-NZLAY-shuhn
/træˈnzleɪʃʌn/Listen
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Syllable breakdown
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Dictionary meaning
The act of uniform movement.
Examples
- A photograph is a translation of a scene onto a two-dimensional surface.
- The faulty translation of the RNA led to a mis-folded protein.
Synonyms: displacement
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