transcription

The process of writing down spoken words, or the written record this produces.

• The transcription took two hours.
• Please check the transcription against the recording.
• Her job involves the transcription of recorded interviews.

How to use it: transcription of something (We need a transcription of the interview.)

Similar words: transcribing, transcript

Common phrases: audio transcription, transcription of something, interview transcription

A written copy that keeps the exact words of another text.

• This transcription contains several spelling errors.
• She compared the transcription with the original manuscript.
• Digital transcriptions make these handwritten letters easier to read.

How to use it: transcription of something (The archive holds a transcription of the old letter.)

Similar words: copy

Common phrases: accurate transcription, manuscript transcription, transcription of something

A written form of speech that uses special signs to show how words sound.

• The transcription shows the vowel sounds.
• We learned to read phonetic transcriptions in class.
• Does this transcription include the speaker's accent?

How to use it: transcription of something (The dictionary gives a phonetic transcription of each word.)

Common phrases: phonetic transcription, phonemic transcription, transcription of something

A version of a piece of music changed so it can be played by different instruments or voices.

• She played a piano transcription.
• This transcription turns the violin piece into a guitar solo.
• The concert included several transcriptions of folk songs.

How to use it: transcription of something for something (He performed a transcription of the song for solo piano.)

Similar words: arrangement, adaptation

Common phrases: piano transcription, orchestral transcription, transcription for piano