D defs.my
Entry 4 senses Webster, 1913

Inscription

/ĭnˌ-skrĭp'-shən/ · In·scrip·tion · IPA /ɪnˈskɹɪpʃən/
01 n. The act or process of inscribing.
  1. 1.
    The act or process of inscribing.
  2. 2.
    That which is inscribed; something written or engraved; especially, a word or words written or engraved on a solid substance for preservation or public inspection; as, inscriptions on monuments, pillars, coins, medals, etc.
  3. 3.
    A line of division or intersection; as, the tendinous inscriptions, or intersections, of a muscle.(Anat.)
  4. 4.
    An address, consignment, or informal dedication, as of a book to a person, as a mark of respect or an invitation of patronage.