Translational

//tɹænzˈleɪʃənəl// adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Relating to translation, in its various senses:; Relating the act of translating text etc. from one language into another. not-comparable
  2. 2
    Relating to translation, in its various senses:; Relating to movement of a body in a straight line. not-comparable
  3. 3
    Relating to translation, in its various senses:; Relating to the transfer of scientific knowledge into practical applications. not-comparable

    "translational medicine"

  4. 4
    Relating to translation, in its various senses:; Relating to the process whereby a strand of mRNA directs assembly of amino acids into proteins. not-comparable

    "translational regulation"

Adjective
  1. 1
    of or relating to uniform movement without rotation wordnet

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translativetranslative

Example

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"In a study reported in the journal Science Translational Medicine, researchers describe how a synthetic drug, called antisense oligonucleotide, reduced the production and in some cases cleared clumps of tau in the brain."

Etymology

From translation + -al.

Related phrases

post-translationaltranslational bioinformaticstranslational energytranslational science

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