transcription /tɹænˈskɹɪpʃən/ noun8 •The act or process of transcribing, or converting spoken (or sometimes signed) language to the written form.One might easier beleeue that the error was committed in the transcription of the copy from Ptolomies library, and so that it had a successiue propagation through all the copies dispersed. — 1610 •The synthesis of RNA under the direction of DNA. •Something that has been transcribed. •A representation of speech sounds as phonetic symbols. •An adaptation of a composition.These frame tale interludes frequently include transcriptions of Italian folk songs. •A recorded radio or television programme. •(no longer used) Synonym of copywork. •(no longer used) A written document. formstranscriptions