the rendering of something into another language or into one's own from another language.

a version of such a rendering

a new translation of Plato.

change or conversion to another form, appearance, etc.; transformation

a swift translation of thought into action.

the act or process of translating.

the state of being translated.

Mechanics . motion in which all particles of a body move with the same velocity along parallel paths.

Telegraphy . the retransmitting or forwarding of a message, as by relay.

Mathematics .

a function obtained from a given function by adding the same constant to each value of the variable of the given function and moving the graph of the function a constant distance to the right or left.

a transformation in which every point of a geometric figure is moved the same distance in the same direction.

Genetics . the process by which a messenger RNA molecule specifies the linear sequence of amino acids on a ribosome for protein synthesis.

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adaptation , construction , crib * , decoding , elucidation , explanation , gloss , key , metaphrase , paraphrase , reading , rendering , rendition , rephrasing , restatement , simplification , transcription , transliteration , version , changeover , conversion , metamorphosis , mutation , shift , transfiguration , transformation , transmogrification , transmutation , transubstantiation , interpretation , trot