1. version in another language: a word, phrase, or text in another language that has a meaning equivalent to that of the original
2. expressing of something in different language: the rendering of something written or spoken in one language in words of a different language It loses a little in translation.
3. change or transference: a change in form or state, or transference to a different place, office, or sphere
4. genetics process determining amino acid sequence: the process by which information in messenger RNA directs the sequence of amino acids assembled by a ribosome during protein synthesis
5. physics motion in straight line: the movement of a body in a straight line so that every point on the body follows a parallel path and no rotation takes place
