translation

n. [ F. translation, L. translatio a transferring, translation, version. See Translate, and cf. Tralation. ] 1. The act of translating, removing, or transferring; removal; also, the state of being translated or removed; as, the translation of Enoch; the translation of a bishop. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The act of rendering into another language; interpretation; as, the translation of idioms is difficult. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. That which is obtained by translating something a version; as, a translation of the Scriptures. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. (Rhet.) A transfer of meaning in a word or phrase, a metaphor; a tralation. [ Obs. ] B. Jonson. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. (Metaph.) Transfer of meaning by association; association of ideas. A. Tucker. [ 1913 Webster ]

6. (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. [ 1913 Webster ]