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transformation
noun
1 transformation
A qualitative change.
synonyms: shift, transmutation.
Roget 140:
change,
alteration,
mutation,
permutation,
variation,
modification,
modulation,
inflexion,
mood,
qualification,
innovation,
metastasis,
deviation,
turn,
evolution,
revolution;
diversion;
break.
transformation,
transfiguration;
metamorphosis;
transmutation;
deoxidization [Chem];
transubstantiation;
[Genetics],
mutagenesis
transanimation†,
transmigration,
metempsychosis†;
avatar;
alterative.
conversion
etc.
(gradual change)
144;
revolution
etc.
(sudden or radical change)
146,
inversion
etc.
(reversal)
218;
displacement
etc.
185;
transference
etc.
270.
changeableness
etc.
149;
tergiversation
etc.
(change of mind)
607.
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Dutch: omzetting
Polish: transmutacja
2 transformation
mathematics A function that changes the position or direction of the axes of a coordinate system.
Dutch: transformatie
Polish: odwzorowanie
3 transformation
A rule describing the conversion of one syntactic structure into another related syntactic structure.
4 transformation
genetics Modification of a cell or bacterium by the uptake and incorporation of exogenous DNA.
5 transformation
The act of changing in form or shape or appearance.
synonym: translation.
Dutch: transformatie
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