translation

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1. 1.The act of rendering into another language; interpretation; as, the translation of idioms is difficult.
2. 2.That which is obtained by translating something a version; as, a translation of the Scriptures.
3. 3.(Rhet.) A transfer of meaning in a word or phrase, a metaphor; a tralation. [Obs.] B. Jonson.
4. 4.(Metaph.) Transfer of meaning by association; association of ideas. A. Tucker.
5. 5.(Kinematics) Motion in which all the points of the moving body have at any instant the same velocity and direction of motion; -- opposed to rotation.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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• What is the act of rendering into another language; interpretation; as, the translation of idioms is difficult called?
• What is that which is obtained by translating something a version; as, a translation of the Scriptures called?
• What is a transfer of meaning in a word or phrase, a metaphor; a tralation. [Obs.] B. Jonson called?
• What is transfer of meaning by association; association of ideas. A. Tucker called?
• What is motion in which all the points of the moving body have at any instant the same velocity and direction of motion; -- opposed to rotation called?