What does TRANSLATION mean?

Pronunciation
/trænzˈleɪʃən/
Letters
11
Scrabble score
11
Words With Friends score
14
How common
Common

Meaning

noun

  1. a written communication in a second language having the same meaning as the written communication in a first language
  2. a uniform movement without rotation
  3. the act of changing in form or shape or appearance“a photograph is a translation of a scene onto a two-dimensional surface”
  4. (mathematics) a transformation in which the origin of the coordinate system is moved to another position but the direction of each axis remains the same
  5. (genetics) the process whereby genetic information coded in messenger RNA directs the formation of a specific protein at a ribosome in the cytoplasm
  6. rewording something in less technical terminology
  7. the act of uniform movement

Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.

Other forms

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Anagrams of TRANSLATION

No other word in the ENABLE list uses exactly these letters.

Words inside TRANSLATION

559 shorter words can be made from these letters. Here are the most useful.

national8 start5 total5 also4 into4last4 list4 lost4 star4 air3 art3 its3lot3 not3 oil3 sir3 son3 al2an2as2 at2 in2 is2it2la2 no2 on2 or2so2 to2

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Questions

Is TRANSLATION a valid word in word games?

TRANSLATION is in the ENABLE word list, which many word games use, so it is very likely to be accepted. Check your game's own dictionary if a play is challenged.

How many points is TRANSLATION worth?

TRANSLATION is worth 11 points with Scrabble letter values and 14 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.

What words can you make from TRANSLATION?

559 other words, including TO, IN, IS and IT.