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  • mathematics|physics Motion of a body on a linear path, without deformation or rotation, ''i.e.'' such that every part of the body moves at the same speed and in the same direction.
  • countable The end result of translating text.
  • genetics A process occurring in the ribosome, in which a strand of messenger RNA (mRNA) guides assembly of a sequence of amino acids to make a protein.
  • physics Translation of forces in a gearbox.
  • uncountable The act of converting or translating (text from one language to another).

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