transformation

[ trans-fer-mey-shuh n ]

/ ˌtræns fərˈmeɪ ʃən /

noun

the act or process of transforming.

the state of being transformed.

change in form, appearance, nature, or character.

Theater. a seemingly miraculous change in the appearance of scenery or actors in view of the audience.

Logic. Also called transform. one of a set of algebraic formulas used to express the relations between elements, sets, etc., that form parts of a given system.

Mathematics.

the act, process, or result of transforming or mapping.
function(def 4a).

Linguistics.

transformational rule.
the process by which deep structures are converted into surface structures using transformational rules.

Genetics. the transfer of genetic material from one cell to another resulting in a genetic change in the recipient cell.

a wig or hairpiece for a woman.

Origin of transformation

1400–50; late Middle English < Late Latin trānsfōrmātiōn- (stem of trānsfōrmātiō) change of shape. See trans-, formation

OTHER WORDS FROM transformation

trans·for·ma·tion·al, adjective non·trans·for·ma·tion, noun re·trans·for·ma·tion, noun self-trans·for·ma·tion, noun

Words nearby transformation

transfix, transfixion, transfixion suture, transform, transform fault, transformation, transformation point, transformation range, transformational grammar, transformational rule, transformational-generative grammar

Example sentences from the Web for self-transformation

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Why did most morphologists join with him in belittling the organism's power of self-transformation?

Form and Function |E. S. (Edward Stuart) Russell

British Dictionary definitions for self-transformation

transformation

/ (ˌtrænsfəˈmeɪʃən) /

noun

a change or alteration, esp a radical one

the act of transforming or the state of being transformed

maths

a change in position or direction of the reference axes in a coordinate system without an alteration in their relative angle
an equivalent change in an expression or equation resulting from the substitution of one set of variables by another

physics a change in an atomic nucleus to a different nuclide as the result of the emission of either an alpha-particle or a beta-particle Compare transition (def. 5)

linguistics another word for transformational rule

an apparently miraculous change in the appearance of a stage set

(in South Africa) a national strategy aimed at attaining national unity, promoting reconciliation through negotiated settlement and non-racism

Derived forms of transformation

transformational, adjective

Medical definitions for self-transformation

transformation

[ trăns′fər-mā′shən ]

n.

metamorphosis

The genetic alteration of a bacterial cell by introduction of DNA from another cell or from a virus.

Scientific definitions for self-transformation

transformation

[ trăns′fər-mā′shən ]

The genetic alteration of a bacteria cell by the introduction of DNA from another cell or from a virus. Plasmids, which contain extrachromosomal DNA, are used to transform bacteria in recombinant DNA research.

The change undergone by an animal cell upon infection by a cancer-causing virus.

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