3. (Mus.) An arrangement of a composition for some other instrument or
voice than that for which it was originally written, as the translating
of a song, a vocal or instrumental quartet, or even an orchestral work,
into a piece for the piano; an adaptation; an arrangement; — a name
applied by modern composers for the piano to a more or less fanciful
and ornate reproduction on their own instrument of a song or other
piece not originally intended for it; as, Liszt's transcriptions of
songs by Schubert.
Tran*scrip"tive (-tv), a. Done as from a copy; having the style or
appearance of a transcription. [R.] — Tran*scrip"tive*ly, adv. [R.] Sir
T. Browne.
Trans*cur" (?), v. i. [L. transcurrere, transcursum; trans across, over
+ currere to run.] To run or rove to and fro. [Obs.] Bacon.
Trans*cur"rence (?), n. [L. transcurrens, p. pr. of transcurrere.] A
roving hither and thither.
Trans*cur"sion (?), n. [Cf. L. transcursio a passing over. See
Transcur.] A rambling or ramble; a passage over bounds; an excursion.
[Obs.] Howell.
Trans*di"a*lect (?), v. t. [Pref. trans- + dialect.] To change or
translate from one dialect into another. [R.] Bp. Warburton.
Trans*duc"tion (?), n. [L. transducere, traducere, -dictum, to lead
across or over. See Traduce.] The act of conveying over. [R.] Entick.