"transformation" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌtɹæns.fə(ɹ)ˈmeɪ.ʃən/ [UK], /ˌtɹæns.fɔɹˈmeɪ.ʃən/ [US], /ˌtɹæns.fɚˈmeɪ.ʃən/ [US] Audio: en-us-transformation.ogg [US] Forms: transformations [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪʃən Etymology: Borrowed from Middle French, from Ecclesiastical Latin trānsfōrmātiō. Morphologically transform + -ation Etymology templates: {{bor|en|frm|-}} Middle French, {{der|en|EL.|trānsfōrmātiō}} Ecclesiastical Latin trānsfōrmātiō, {{suffix|en|transform|ation|nocat=1}} transform + -ation Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} transformation (countable and uncountable, plural transformations)
  1. The act of transforming or the state of being transformed. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (act of transforming): تَحَوُّل (taḥawwul) [masculine] (Arabic), tresformación [feminine] (Asturian), пераўтварэ́нне (pjeraŭtvarénnje) [neuter] (Belarusian), трансфарма́цыя (transfarmácyja) [feminine] (Belarusian), ператварэ́нне (pjeratvarénnje) [neuter] (Belarusian), преобразу́ване (preobrazúvane) [neuter] (Bulgarian), трансформа́ция (transformácija) [feminine] (Bulgarian), transformació [feminine] (Catalan), 轉型 (Chinese Mandarin), 转型 (zhuǎnxíng) (Chinese Mandarin), 轉變 (Chinese Mandarin), 转变 (zhuǎnbiàn) (Chinese Mandarin), proměna [feminine] (Czech), transformatie [feminine] (Dutch), transformado (Esperanto), teisendus (Estonian), muutos (Finnish), transformation [feminine] (French), transformación [feminine] (Galician), გარდაქმნა (gardakmna) (Georgian), ტრანსფორმაცია (ṭranspormacia) (Georgian), Transformation [feminine] (German), Verwandlung [feminine] (German), Umformung [feminine] (German), μετασχηματισμός (metaschimatismós) [masculine] (Greek), átalakítás (Hungarian), alakítás (Hungarian), transformasi (Indonesian), 変形 (henkei) (alt: へんけい) (Japanese), 変換 (henkan) (alt: へんかん) (Japanese), 변형 (byeonhyeong) (Korean), 변환 (byeonhwan) (Korean), mūtātiō [feminine] (Latin), panonitanga (Maori), omdanning [feminine, masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), omdanning [feminine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), تحول (tahavvol) (Persian), przekształcenie [neuter] (Polish), przemiana [feminine] (Polish), transformacja [feminine] (Polish), transformação [feminine] (Portuguese), transformare [feminine] (Romanian), преобразова́ние (preobrazovánije) [neuter] (Russian), трансформа́ция (transformácija) [feminine] (Russian), преображе́ње [Cyrillic, neuter] (Serbo-Croatian), preobražénje [Roman, neuter] (Serbo-Croatian), premena [feminine] (Slovak), transformación [feminine] (Spanish), таҳаввул (tahavvul) (Tajik), перетво́рення (peretvórennja) [neuter] (Ukrainian), трансформа́ція (transformácija) [feminine] (Ukrainian) Translations (state of being transformed): трансформа́ция (transformácija) [feminine] (Bulgarian), 轉型 (Chinese Mandarin), 转型 (zhuǎnxíng) (Chinese Mandarin), 轉變 (Chinese Mandarin), 转变 (zhuǎnbiàn) (Chinese Mandarin), muutostila (Finnish), átalakulás (Hungarian), alakulás (Hungarian), 変形 (henkei) (alt: へんけい) (Japanese), 変換 (henkan) (alt: へんかん) (Japanese), panonitanga (Maori), transformacja [feminine] (Polish), преобразова́ние (preobrazovánije) [neuter] (Russian), трансформа́ция (transformácija) [feminine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-transformation-en-noun-VlcVQ4xw Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 16 21 17 9 13 25 Disambiguation of 'act of transforming': 85 3 3 3 3 3 Disambiguation of 'state of being transformed': 60 10 8 4 6 11
  2. A marked change in appearance or character, especially one for the better. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (marked change in appearance or character): преобразване (preobrazvane) [neuter] (Bulgarian), aliformiĝo (Esperanto), aliiĝo (Esperanto), transformiĝo (Esperanto), muutos (Finnish), panonitanga (Maori), przemiana [feminine] (Polish), przeobrażenie [neuter] (Polish), transformare [feminine] (Romanian), преображе́ние (preobražénije) [neuter] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-transformation-en-noun-dKY-v-BF Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 16 21 17 9 13 25 Disambiguation of 'marked change in appearance or character': 2 76 7 5 5 5
  3. (mathematics) 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. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Functions, Mathematics Translations (mathematical term): трансформа́ция (transformácija) [feminine] (Bulgarian), transformació [feminine] (Catalan), muunnos (Finnish), transformation [feminine] (French), transformación [feminine] (Galician), μετασχηματισμός (metaschimatismós) [masculine] (Greek), panonitanga (Maori), przekształcenie [neuter] (Polish), transformacja [feminine] (Polish), transformare [feminine] (Romanian), transformări [feminine, plural] (Romanian), преобразова́ние (preobrazovánije) [neuter] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-transformation-en-noun-G86c8d9O Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 16 21 17 9 13 25 Topics: mathematics, sciences Disambiguation of 'mathematical term': 3 6 57 14 14 7
  4. (linguistics) A rule that systematically converts one syntactic form into another; a sentence derived by such a rule. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Linguistics Translations (linguistics: rule that systematically converts one syntactic form into another): transformació [feminine] (Catalan), muunnos (Finnish), transformación [feminine] (Galician), μετασχηματισμός (metaschimatismós) [masculine] (Greek), transzformáció (Hungarian), transformasi (Indonesian), transformacja [feminine] (Polish), трансформа́ция (transformácija) [feminine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-transformation-en-noun-uYt~evs3 Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences Disambiguation of 'linguistics: rule that systematically converts one syntactic form into another': 3 6 12 64 10 5
  5. (genetics) The alteration of a bacterial cell caused by the transfer of DNA from another, especially if pathogenic. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Genetics Translations (genetics: alteration of a bacterial cell caused by the transfer of DNA): muutos (Finnish), transformación [feminine] (Galician), mutație [feminine] (Romanian), mutare [feminine] (Romanian), трансформа́ция (transformácija) [feminine] (Russian), başkalaşım (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-transformation-en-noun-JIrBR43E Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 16 21 17 9 13 25 Topics: biology, genetics, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences Disambiguation of 'genetics: alteration of a bacterial cell caused by the transfer of DNA': 5 7 6 3 71 8
  6. (politics, South Africa) The transition from the apartheid era to a multiracial democracy in South Africa. Tags: South-Africa, countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Politics Translations (South Africa: ideologically driven government policy): перестро́йка (perestrójka) [feminine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-transformation-en-noun-j8NG~nwK Categories (other): South African English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 16 21 17 9 13 25 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 13 11 20 6 11 39 Topics: government, politics Disambiguation of 'South Africa: ideologically driven government policy': 1 1 1 1 0 97
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: metamorphosis, shapeshifting, transmogrification, transmutation, transfiguration Related terms: transform

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          "sense": "act of transforming",
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          "sense": "act of transforming",
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          "sense": "act of transforming",
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      "roman": "zhuǎnxíng",
      "sense": "state of being transformed",
      "word": "转型"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "state of being transformed",
      "word": "轉變"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "zhuǎnbiàn",
      "sense": "state of being transformed",
      "word": "转变"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "state of being transformed",
      "word": "muutostila"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "state of being transformed",
      "word": "átalakulás"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "state of being transformed",
      "word": "alakulás"
    },
    {
      "alt": "へんけい",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "henkei",
      "sense": "state of being transformed",
      "word": "変形"
    },
    {
      "alt": "へんかん",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "henkan",
      "sense": "state of being transformed",
      "word": "変換"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "state of being transformed",
      "word": "panonitanga"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "state of being transformed",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "transformacja"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "preobrazovánije",
      "sense": "state of being transformed",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "преобразова́ние"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "transformácija",
      "sense": "state of being transformed",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "трансформа́ция"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "preobrazvane",
      "sense": "marked change in appearance or character",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "преобразване"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "marked change in appearance or character",
      "word": "aliformiĝo"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "marked change in appearance or character",
      "word": "aliiĝo"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "marked change in appearance or character",
      "word": "transformiĝo"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "marked change in appearance or character",
      "word": "muutos"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "marked change in appearance or character",
      "word": "panonitanga"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "marked change in appearance or character",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "przemiana"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "marked change in appearance or character",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "przeobrażenie"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "marked change in appearance or character",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "transformare"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "preobražénije",
      "sense": "marked change in appearance or character",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "преображе́ние"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "transformácija",
      "sense": "mathematical term",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "трансформа́ция"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "mathematical term",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "transformació"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "mathematical term",
      "word": "muunnos"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "mathematical term",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "transformation"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "mathematical term",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "transformación"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "metaschimatismós",
      "sense": "mathematical term",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "μετασχηματισμός"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "mathematical term",
      "word": "panonitanga"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "mathematical term",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "przekształcenie"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "mathematical term",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "transformacja"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "mathematical term",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "transformare"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "mathematical term",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "transformări"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "preobrazovánije",
      "sense": "mathematical term",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "преобразова́ние"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "linguistics: rule that systematically converts one syntactic form into another",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "transformació"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "linguistics: rule that systematically converts one syntactic form into another",
      "word": "muunnos"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "linguistics: rule that systematically converts one syntactic form into another",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "transformación"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "metaschimatismós",
      "sense": "linguistics: rule that systematically converts one syntactic form into another",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "μετασχηματισμός"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "linguistics: rule that systematically converts one syntactic form into another",
      "word": "transzformáció"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "linguistics: rule that systematically converts one syntactic form into another",
      "word": "transformasi"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "linguistics: rule that systematically converts one syntactic form into another",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "transformacja"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "transformácija",
      "sense": "linguistics: rule that systematically converts one syntactic form into another",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "трансформа́ция"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "genetics: alteration of a bacterial cell caused by the transfer of DNA",
      "word": "muutos"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "genetics: alteration of a bacterial cell caused by the transfer of DNA",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "transformación"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "genetics: alteration of a bacterial cell caused by the transfer of DNA",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "mutație"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "genetics: alteration of a bacterial cell caused by the transfer of DNA",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "mutare"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "transformácija",
      "sense": "genetics: alteration of a bacterial cell caused by the transfer of DNA",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "трансформа́ция"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "genetics: alteration of a bacterial cell caused by the transfer of DNA",
      "word": "başkalaşım"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "perestrójka",
      "sense": "South Africa: ideologically driven government policy",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "перестро́йка"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "transformation"
  ],
  "word": "transformation"
}

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