mistranslation - an incorrect translation

crib, pony, trot - a literal translation used in studying a foreign language (often used illicitly)

retroversion - translation back into the original language; "the teacher translated Latin texts into English which he gave to his students for retroversion"

subtitle, caption - translation of foreign dialogue of a movie or TV program; usually displayed at the bottom of the screen

supertitle, surtitle - translation of the words of a foreign opera (or choral work) projected on a screen above the stage

written account, written record - a written document preserving knowledge of facts or events

change of location, travel - a movement through space that changes the location of something

displacement, shift - an event in which something is displaced without rotation

change of integrity - the act of changing the unity or wholeness of something

permutation - complete change in character or condition; "the permutations...taking place in the physical world"- Henry Miller

revision, alteration - the act of revising or altering (involving reconsideration and modification); "it would require a drastic revision of his opinion"

transfiguration - the act of transforming so as to exalt or glorify

transmogrification - the act of changing into a different form or appearance (especially a fantastic or grotesque one); "the transmogrification of the prince into a porcupine"

metamorphosis - a complete change of physical form or substance especially as by magic or witchcraft

math, mathematics, maths - a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement

transformation - (mathematics) a function that changes the position or direction of the axes of a coordinate system

genetic science, genetics - the branch of biology that studies heredity and variation in organisms

biological process, organic process - a process occurring in living organisms

paraphrase, paraphrasis - rewording for the purpose of clarification

movement, move, motion - the act of changing location from one place to another; "police controlled the motion of the crowd"; "the movement of people from the farms to the cities"; "his move put him directly in my path"