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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024trans•form /v. trænsˈfɔrm; n. ˈtrænsfɔrm/USA pronunciation v. [~ + object (+ into/to + object)]- to change in form:transformed his drab office into a cheery workspace.
- to change in condition or character;
convert:to transform sunlight into electrical power. - to change into another substance;
transmute:The ancient alchemists sought ways to transform lead into gold. - Electricityto change (voltage and current) by an electrical transformer.
n. [countable] - Mathematicsa mathematical number obtained from a given quantity by mathematical process.
trans•for•ma•tion /ˌtrænsfɚˈmeɪʃən/USA pronunciation n. [countable]: After just a few weeks of exercise the transformation in his health was remarkable.[uncountable]: transformation of solar power to electrical power.See -form-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024trans•form (v. trans fôrm′;n. trans′fôrm),USA pronunciation v.t. - to change in form, appearance, or structure;
metamorphose. - to change in condition, nature, or character;
convert. - to change into another substance;
transmute. - [Elect.]
- to increase or decrease (the voltage and current characteristics of an alternating-current circuit), as by means of a transformer.
- to decrease (the voltage and current characteristics of a direct-current circuit), as by means of a transformer.
- [Math.]to change the form of (a figure, expression, etc.) without in general changing the value.
- [Physics.]to change into another form of energy.
v.i. - to undergo a change in form, appearance, or character;
become transformed.
n. - [Math.]
- a mathematical quantity obtained from a given quantity by an algebraic, geometric, or functional transformation.
- the transformation itself.
- the result of a transformation.
- a transformation.
- [Logic.]transformation (def. 5).
- [Ling.]a structure derived by a transformation.
- Latin trānsfōrmāre to change in shape. See trans-, form
- Middle English transformen 1300–50
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged transfigure. Transform, convert mean to change one thing into another. Transform suggests changing from one form, appearance, structure, or type to another:to transform soybeans into oil and meal by pressure.Convert suggests so changing the characteristics as to change the use or purpose:to convert a barn into a house.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: transform vb /trænsˈfɔːm/- to alter or be altered radically in form, function, etc
- (transitive) to convert (one form of energy) to another form
- (transitive) to change the form of (an equation, expression, etc) by a mathematical transformation
- (transitive) to increase or decrease (an alternating current or voltage) using a transformer
n /ˈtrænsˌfɔːm/- the result of a mathematical transformation, esp (of a matrix or an element of a group) another related to the given one by B=X–1AX for some appropriate X
Etymology: 14th Century: from Latin transformāre, from trans- + formāre to formtransˈformable adj transˈformative adj |