translational

From translation +‎ -al.

• IPA^(key): /tɹænzˈleɪʃənəl/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Hyphenation: trans‧la‧tion‧al

translational (not comparable)

1. Relating to translation, in its various senses:
   1. (translation studies) Relating the act of translating text etc. from one language into another.
   2. (physics) Relating to movement of a body in a straight line.
   3. (sciences) Relating to the transfer of scientific knowledge into practical applications.

      translational medicine

   4. (genetics) Relating to the process whereby a strand of mRNA directs assembly of amino acids into proteins.

      translational regulation