Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- intransitive verb To change markedly the appearance or form of.
- intransitive verb To change the nature, function, or condition of; convert: synonym: convert.
- intransitive verb Mathematics To subject to a transformation.
- intransitive verb Electricity To subject to the action of a transformer.
- intransitive verb Genetics To subject (a cell) to transformation.
- intransitive verb To undergo a transformation.
- noun The result, especially a mathematical quantity or linguistic construction, of a transformation.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To change the form of; metamorphose; change to something dissimilar.
- Specifically, in alchemy, to change into another substance; transmute.
- To change the nature, character, or disposition of.
- In mathematics, to alter from one figure or expression to another differing in form but equal in quantity. See
transformation , 4. - To change in appearance or character; undergo transformation; be metamorphosed: as, some insects transform under ground; the pupa transforms into the imago.
- noun In mathematics, the figure or function or operator which results from performing the operation of transformation.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- intransitive verb rare To be changed in form; to be metamorphosed.
- transitive verb To change the form of; to change in shape or appearance; to metamorphose.
- transitive verb To change into another substance; to transmute.
- transitive verb To change in nature, disposition, heart, character, or the like; to convert.
- transitive verb (Math.) To change, as an algebraic expression or geometrical figure, into another from without altering its value.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb transitive to
change greatly theappearance orform of - verb transitive to change the
nature ,condition orfunction of - verb transitive (
mathematics ) to subject to atransformation - verb transitive (electricity) to subject to the action of a
transformer - verb transitive (
genetics ) to subject (a cell) to transformation - verb intransitive to undergo a transformation
- noun mathematics the result of a
transformation
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb subject to a mathematical transformation
- verb convert (one form of energy) to another
- verb increase or decrease (an alternating current or voltage)
- verb change or alter in form, appearance, or nature
- verb change (a bacterial cell) into a genetically distinct cell by the introduction of DNA from another cell of the same or closely related species
- verb change in outward structure or looks
- verb change from one form or medium into another
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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That means it had to transform from a KITT, driving on the ground, to hit speeds of 150 miles an hour in the air.
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That means it had to transform from a KITT, driving on the ground, to hit speeds of 150 miles an hour in the air.
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I transform from a rock into an arrow pointed down.
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The Fourier transform is also named in his honour.
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I transform from a rock into an arrow pointed down.
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