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transform Definition

trans·form (trans fôrm′; for n. trans′fôrm′)

transitive verb

  1. to change the form or outward appearance of
  2. to change the condition, nature, or function of; convert
  3. to change the personality or character of
  4. Elec. to change (a voltage or current value) by use of a transformer
  5. Linguis. to change by means of a syntactic transformational rule
  6. Math. to change (an algebraic expression or equation) to a different form having the same value
  7. Physics to change (one form of energy) into another

Etymology: ME transformen < L transformare < trans-, trans- + formare, to form < forma, form

intransitive verb

to become transformed

noun

Math. the process or result of a mathematical transformation

transform Related Forms
trans·form′·able adjective trans·form′a·tive adjective
transform Synonyms

transform

v.

convert, transmute, metamorphose, transfigure, modify, permutate, mutate, mold, reconstruct, remodel, make over, do over; see also change 1.

transform, the broadest in scope of these terms, implies a change either in external form or in inner nature, in function, etc. she was transformed into a happy girl; transmute, from its earlier use in alchemy, suggests a change in basic nature that seems almost miraculous transmuted from a shy youth into a sophisticated man about town; convert implies a change in details so as to be suitable for a new use to convert an attic into an apartment; metamorphose suggests a startling change produced as if by magic or a fundamental change in form and function a tadpole is metamorphosed into a frog; transfigure implies a change in outward appearance which seems to exalt or glorify his whole being was transfigured by love

transform Telecom Definition
Referring to a step in the video compression process that converts the native three-dimensional video signal into a two-dimensional form comprising for subsequent compression.Transform compression is based on the premise that the low frequency components of a signal are more important than the high frequency components. Therefore, a substantial reduction in the number of bits used to represent a high frequency component will degrade the quality of the image only slightly.The various approaches include discrete cosine transform (DCT), fractal transform, vector quantization, and wavelet compression. See also compression, DCT, fractal transform, signal, vector quantization, video, and wavelet compression.
transform Usage Examples

Object

  • landscape: Out and About From mid summer, the flora and fauna comes alive with the landscape transformed into a lush green paradise.
  • life: Godly Love is the result of a transformed life, it is the result of the filling of the Holy Spirit.
  • fortune: This is not a series of regeneration plans but one shared plan that will transform the fortunes of Corby and its surrounding environs.
  • society: The forest is mass immigration and it is transforming society.
  • economy: The key to transforming the economy lay in the tax system.
  • xml: Publishers can transform the XML into their in-house system.

Used with why or when

  • when: But that dull cookie is transformed when incorporated into this concoction.

Preposition: into

  • haven: With sand, palm trees and a stock of deck chairs the Old Truman Brewery has been transformed into a complete beach haven.
  • playground: Or a derelict area that could be transformed into a playground or garden?
  • paradise: Out and About From mid summer, the flora and fauna comes alive with the landscape transformed into a lush green paradise.
  • palace: The History of History of Windsor Castle - the castle is transformed into a palace!
  • creature: Once the Sands of Time are unleashed, all humans except the Prince, the girl and the villain are transformed into sand creatures.
  • retreat: The property is an old working dairy transformed into an intimate retreat with six distinctive lodgings.

Modifying Another Word

  • radically: Yet the short physical journey between these points radically transforms one's experience of the object.
  • gracefully: Layout tables and the W3c Access Guidelines The relevant parts of the guidelines say, Guideline 5. Create tables that transform gracefully.
  • instantly: Then, without any false moves, the rose instantly transforms into a red silk!
  • dramatically: Monopoly Here & Now Electronic Banking Monopoly has been dramatically transformed to keep up with changing lifestyles.
  • totally: To endure that you'd have to be a totally transformed person, all sin removed.
  • completely: In particular the is effected the city's once shabby waterfront, which was completely transformed & opened up Barcelona to the sea.

Preposition: beyond

  • recognition: Within the space of a few years the face of the British wine trade was transformed beyond recognition.
transform Quotes

Tell us, pray, what devil This melancholy is, which can transform Men into monsters.

—Ford,John