(translation studies) The act of translating something from one language to another by means of a machine, especially a computer.

(physics) The energy of the molecules of a fluid due to their (translational, as opposed to rotational or vibrational) motion.

Synonym of calque.

(genetics) A tagging technique in molecular biology in which DNA polymerase I is used to replace some of the nucleotides of a DNA sequence with their labelled analogues, creating a tagged sequence which can be used as a probe in hybridization or blotting techniques.

(idiomatic) Unable to be understood due to having been poorly translated.

simple past tense and past participle of back-translate

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of back-translate

plural of back-translation

(translation studies) To translate a translated text back to the original language.

(translation studies, uncountable) The activity of translating a previously translated document back into the original language.