Translative
adjective
1.
of or relating to the transfer of something from one person, position, or place to another.
2.
of translation; serving to translate.
3.
Grammar. noting a case, as in Finnish, whose distinctive function is to indicate a change from one state into another.
noun
4.
the translative case.
Read Also:
- Translator
noun 1. Also, translater. a person who translates. 2. Television. a relay station that receives programming on one frequency and rebroadcasts it at another frequency for improved local reception. noun 1. a person or machine that translates speech or writing 2. (radio) a relay transmitter that retransmits a signal on a carrier frequency different from […]
- Transliterate
[trans-lit-uh-reyt, tranz-] /trænsˈlɪt əˌreɪt, trænz-/ verb (used with object), transliterated, transliterating. 1. to change (letters, words, etc.) into corresponding characters of another alphabet or language: to transliterate the Greek Χ as ch. transliterate /trænzˈlɪtəˌreɪt/ verb 1. (transitive) to transcribe (a word, etc, in one alphabet) into corresponding letters of another alphabet: the Greek word λογοσ […]
- Transliteration
[trans-lit-uh-reyt, tranz-] /trænsˈlɪt əˌreɪt, trænz-/ verb (used with object), transliterated, transliterating. 1. to change (letters, words, etc.) into corresponding characters of another alphabet or language: to transliterate the Greek Χ as ch. transliterate /trænzˈlɪtəˌreɪt/ verb 1. (transitive) to transcribe (a word, etc, in one alphabet) into corresponding letters of another alphabet: the Greek word λογοσ […]
- Translocate
verb (used with object), translocated, translocating. 1. to move or transfer from one place to another; cause to change location; displace; dislocate. verb 1. (transitive) to move; displace translocate trans·lo·cate (trāns-lō’kāt’, trānz-) v. trans·lo·cat·ed, trans·lo·cat·ing, trans·lo·cates To change from one place or one position to another; to displace. To transfer a chromosomal segment to a […]
- Translocation
[trans-loh-key-shuh n, tranz-] /ˌtræns loʊˈkeɪ ʃən, ˌtrænz-/ noun 1. a change of location. 2. Genetics. a chromosomal rearrangement in which a segment of genetic material from one chromosome becomes heritably linked to another chromosome. 3. Botany. the conduction of soluble food material from one part of a plant to another. translocation /ˌtrænzləʊˈkeɪʃən/ noun 1. (genetics) […]