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translational

adj · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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adj

Meaning 1

Relating to translation, in its various senses:

Relating the act of translating text etc. from one language into another.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences, translation-studies

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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adj

Meaning 2

Relating to translation, in its various senses:

Relating to movement of a body in a straight line.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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adj

Meaning 3

Relating to translation, in its various senses:

Relating to the transfer of scientific knowledge into practical applications.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: sciences

Examples

  • translational medicine

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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adj

Meaning 4

Relating to translation, in its various senses:

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: biology, genetics, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences

Examples

  • translational regulation

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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adjective

Meaning 5

of or relating to uniform movement without rotation

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: nontranslational

History

Etymology

From translation + -al.

Across languages

Translations

12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: преводен (prevoden) — relating to the act of translating text etc. from one language to another
  • French: traductionnel — relating to the act of translating text etc. from one language to another
  • Hungarian: fordítási — relating to the act of translating text etc. from one language to another
  • Polish: przekładowy — relating to the act of translating text etc. from one language to another
  • Portuguese: tradutivo — relating to the act of translating text etc. from one language to another
  • Bulgarian: транслационен (translacionen) — relating to movement of a body in a straight line
  • Hungarian: transzlációs — relating to movement of a body in a straight line
  • Portuguese: translacional — relating to movement of a body in a straight line
  • Bulgarian: приложен (priložen) — relating to the transfer of scientific knowledge into practical applications
  • French: translationnel — relating to the transfer of scientific knowledge into practical applications
  • Hungarian: transzlációs — relating to the transfer of scientific knowledge into practical applications
  • Hungarian: transzlációs — relating to the process whereby a strand of mRNA directs assembly of amino acids into proteins
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