Meanings
adjectivetranslational (not comparable)
- Relating to translation, in its various senses:
- not comparablehuman sciencesRelating the act of translating text etc. from one language into another.
- not comparablenatural sciencesRelating to movement of a body in a straight line.
- not comparablesciencesRelating to the transfer of scientific knowledge into practical applications.
translational medicine
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveof or relating to uniform movement without rotation
Opposite
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Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*terh₂-
- Proto-Indo-European*térh₂t
- Proto-Indo-European*tr̥h₂ónts
- Proto-Indo-European*tr̥h₂n̥ts
- Proto-Italic*trāns
- Proto-Italic*trāns-
- Latintrāns-
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰer-
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰéreti
- Proto-Italic*ferō
- Latinferō
- Latintrānsferō
- Latintrānslātiō
- Anglo-Normantranslacioun
- Middle Englishtranslacioun
- Englishtranslation
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
- Englishtranslational
From translation + -al.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian преводен, транслационен
- преводен (prevoden)relating to the act of translating text etc. from one language to another
- транслационен (translacionen)relating to movement of a body in a straight line
- приложен (priložen)relating to the transfer of scientific knowledge into practical applications
French traductionnel, translationnel
- traductionnelrelating to the act of translating text etc. from one language to another
- translationnelrelating to the transfer of scientific knowledge into practical applications
Hungarian fordítási, transzlációs
- fordításirelating to the act of translating text etc. from one language to another
- transzlációsrelating to movement of a body in a straight line
- transzlációsrelating to the transfer of scientific knowledge into practical applications
- transzlációsrelating to the process whereby a strand of mRNA directs assembly of amino acids into proteins
Polish przekładowy
- przekładowyrelating to the act of translating text etc. from one language to another
Portuguese tradutivo, translacional
- tradutivorelating to the act of translating text etc. from one language to another
- translacionalrelating to movement of a body in a straight line
Cite this entry
APA
translational. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/translational
MLA
“translational.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/translational. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “translational,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/translational.
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