transformation
Pluraltransformations
- 1A big change in how someone or something looks or acts, usually for the better.
Like a caterpillar changing into a butterfly.
The old house went through a complete transformation after the repairs.
Her transformation from a shy student to a confident leader amazed everyone.
Similarmetamorphosis, makeover, turnaround, revolution, overhaul
- 2The act of changing something into a different form, or the state of having been changed.
Like ice turning into water: one thing becomes another.
The transformation of raw data into clear charts took the team several hours.
Caterpillars undergo a complete transformation before they become butterflies.
Similarconversion, change, alteration, transmutation
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- 3In math, a rule that changes one set of points or values into another.
Like a recipe that turns one list of numbers into a new list.
The teacher showed how a simple transformation moves the shape across the grid.
Each transformation in the worksheet sent the points to new positions.
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- 4In biology, a change in a bacterial cell caused by taking in DNA from another cell.
Like a cell picking up a new instruction dropped by a neighbor.
Scientists used transformation to insert a new gene into the bacteria.
The transformation let the cell pick up loose DNA from its surroundings.
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- 5In grammar, a rule that changes one sentence pattern into another, or a sentence made by applying one.
Like turning a statement into a question by moving the words around.
The transformation turns an active sentence into a passive one.
Students practiced the transformation that moves a question word to the front.
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- 6In South Africa, the change from apartheid rule to a democracy shared by people of all races.
The country's transformation began with the first free elections in 1994.
Older citizens still remember South Africa's transformation after apartheid ended.
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Origin
It came through Middle English from Middle French, and before that from Latin transformatio. It is made from 'transform' plus '-ation'.