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transformation definition

trans·for·ma·tion (trans′fər mā′s̸hən, -fôr-)

noun

  1. a transforming or being transformed
  2. Now Rare a woman's wig
  3. ☆ Linguis.
    1. the process of changing, by the application of certain syntactic rules, an abstract underlying structure into a surface structure
    2. any of the rules that derive surface structures from abstract underlying structures
      also transformational rule
  4. Math. the process of setting up correspondences between the elements of two sets or spaces so that every element of the first set corresponds to a unique element of the second set

Etymology: LL(Ec) transformatio

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transformation Synonyms

transformation

n.

  1. A change

    alteration, transmutation, conversion; see change 1, 2.

  2. A grammatical construction

    transform, transformational structure, transformed construction, equivalent grammatical sequence, alternative grammatical sequence; see also adjective, adverb, clause 2, phrase, sentence 2.


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transformation Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • society: Structural transformation of society, through growth, was the priority.

Converse of object

  • undergo: The village has undergone a transformation recently with new houses having been built there.

Adjective modifier

  • affine: Based on these centroids, the relationship between two different local spectra is characterized by an affine transformation.

Modifies a noun

  • kinetics: The volume fractions have subsequently been successfully fitted using a novel model for transformation kinetics.

Noun used with modifier

  • chloroplast: Chloroplast transformation to produce GM pharmaceuticals entails specific risks that are associated with its advantages.
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Life is a cycle, and mime is particularly suitable for showing fluidity, transformation, metamorphosis. Words can keep people apart; mime can be a bridge between them.

-Marceau, Marcel

Translation isthe paradigm, the exemplar of all writing† It is translation that demonstrates most vividly the yearning for transformation that underlies every act involving speech, that supremely human gift.

-Mathews, Harry Burchell

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