transformation
The act of transforming or the state of being transformedThe act of transforming or the state of being transformed.
» Neglecting the transformation would mean dropping all the assumptions on which this technique is founded.
Meaning
7 senses(countable, uncountable)The act of transforming or the state of being transformed.
undergo a radical transformation
Transformation, Verwandlung, Umformung
преобразова́ниеpreobrazovánije, трансформа́цияtransformácija, преобразова́ниеpreobrazovánije
перетво́ренняperetvórennja, трансформа́ціяtransformácija
(countable, uncountable)A marked change in appearance or character, especially one for the better.
преображе́ниеpreobražénije
a qualitative change
(countable, uncountable)The replacement of the variables in an algebraic expression by their values in terms of another set of variables; a mapping of one space onto another or onto itself; a function that changes the position or direction of the axes of a coordinate system.
преобразова́ниеpreobrazovánije
(mathematics) a function that changes the position or direction of the axes of a coordinate system
(countable, uncountable)A rule that systematically converts one syntactic form into another; a sentence derived by such a rule.
трансформа́цияtransformácija
a rule describing the conversion of one syntactic structure into another related syntactic structure
(countable, uncountable)The alteration of a bacterial cell caused by the transfer of DNA from another, especially if pathogenic.
трансформа́цияtransformácija
(South Africa, countable, uncountable)The transition from the apartheid era to a multiracial democracy in South Africa.
перестро́йкаperestrójka
(countable, obsolete, uncountable)A woman's wig.
Examples
37 sentencesNeglecting the transformation would mean dropping all the assumptions on which this technique is founded.
Algeria's economic transformation is incredibly impressive.
China experienced a massive economic transformation.
I exist to drive important transformations.
Life is movement, change, and transformation.
deLeben ist Bewegung, Veränderung, Umwandlung.
Translations
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Origin
Inherited from Middle English transformacioun, from Middle French, from Ecclesiastical LatInherited from Middle English transformacioun, from Middle French, from Ecclesiastical Latin trānsfōrmātiō. Morphologically transform + -ation.
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Forms
plural: transformations| Singular | transformation |
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Synonyms
11 synonyms- the act of changing in form or shape or appearance:translation
- a qualitative change:transmutationshift
Word family
27 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable