transformation
Syllables: trans·for·ma·tionUK/ˌtɹæns.fə(ɹ)ˈmeɪ.ʃən//ˌtɹæns.fɔɹˈmeɪ.ʃən/
transformation noun: the act of transforming or the state of being transformed.
Noun
transformation (countable and uncountable, plural transformations)
- The act of transforming or the state of being transformed.
- undergo a radical transformation
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- A marked change in appearance or character, especially one for the better.
- 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.
- A rule that systematically converts one syntactic form into another; a sentence derived by such a rule.
- The alteration of a bacterial cell caused by the transfer of DNA from another, especially if pathogenic.
- The transition from the apartheid era to a multiracial democracy in South Africa.
- A woman's wig.
transformation meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
transformation in Hindi
- mathematical term
- रूपांतरण rūpāntraṇ
transformation in Tamil
- உரு மாற்றீடு, ஒன்றுமற்றொன்றாதல், நிலைமாறுதல், தோற்ற மாற்றம், நிலை மாற்றம், உருமாற்றம்
transformation in Urdu
- کایا پلٹ, تبدیلی, تغیر
transformation in Bengali
- পরিবর্তন, রুপান্তর, রুপান্তরণ, পরচুলা
More languagesFewer languages
- transformation in Telugu
- పరివర్తన
- transformation in Malayalam
- രൂപാന്തരീകരണം, പരിവർത്തനം
- transformation in Kannada
- ತೋರ್ಪುಮಾರ್ಪು, ರೂಪಾಂತರ, ಮಾರ್ಪಾಟು, ಪರಿವರ್ತನೆ
- transformation in Sanskrit
- विकृति víkṛti, विवर्तन vivartana, निर्माण nirmāṇa, वृत्त vṛttá
- transformation in Nepali
- रूपान्तरण
- transformation in Tagalog
- pagsasaanyo, pagtatransporma
- transformation in Arabic
- تَحَوُّل taḥawwul
- transformation in Indonesian
- transformasi
- transformation in Persian
- تحول tahavvol
Examples of transformation in a sentence
- Her writing has undergone a transformation; her newer works differ from the older ones in spirit.
- Examples of affine transformations include translation, scaling, homothety, similarity, reflection, rotation, shear and compositions of them in any combination and sequence.
- UML models may be automatically transformed to other representations (e.g. Java) by means of QVT-like transformation languages, supported by the OMG.
Synonyms of transformation
Forms of transformation
| plural | transformations |
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Origin of transformation
Inherited from Middle English transformacioun, from Middle French, from Ecclesiastical Latin trānsfōrmātiō. Morphologically transform + -ation.
Words formed from transformation
- affine transformation
- agro-transformation
- autotransformation
- backtransformation
- biotransformation
- Bogoliubov transformation
- Bogoliubov-Valatin transformation
- Cartesian natural transformation
- cotransformation
- cryotransformation
- detransformation
- digital transformation
- electrotransformation
- Foldy-Wouthuysen transformation
- heat of transformation
- Helmert transformation
- Hjelmslev transformation
- Holstein-Primakoff transformation
- Hosaka-Cohen transformation
- intertransformation
- Landen's transformation
- Legendre transformation
- linear transformation
- Lorentz transformation
- mansformation
- mistransformation
- Möbius transformation
- natural transformation
- neurotransformation
- phototransformation
- phytotransformation
- retransformation
- supertransformation
- transduction
- transformational
- transformationism
- transformationist
- transformation matrix
- transfurmation
- Tschirnhausen transformation
- Tschirnhaus transformation
- Tseytin transformation
Phrases with transformation
Words that rhyme with transformation
- station
- collation
- accommodation
- presentation
- derivation
- information
- modulation
- translation
- application
- fixation
- generation
- orientation
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- citation
- combination
- communication
- conjugation
- constellation
- determination
- elevation
- operation
- relation
- reservation
- alternation
- condensation
- conversation
- deviation
- excavation
- foliation
- formation
- foundation
- incarnation
- interpretation
- representation
- retardation
- speculation
- termination
- abbreviation
- adaptation
- articulation
- bifurcation
- concentration
- congregation
- declination
- degradation
- expectation
- extenuation
- gradation
- observation
- population
- preparation
- reconciliation
- rotation
- separation
- situation
- vexation
- vindication
- accumulation
- administration
- aggregation
- appropriation
Questions about transformation
- What does transformation mean?
- Transformation means the act of transforming or the state of being transformed.
- What is transformation in Hindi?
- Transformation in Hindi is रूपांतरण (rūpāntraṇ). See Transformation meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is transformation?
- Transformation is a noun.
- How do you pronounce transformation?
- Transformation is pronounced /ˌtɹæns.fə(ɹ)ˈmeɪ.ʃən/ (UK).
- What is the plural of transformation?
- The plural of transformation is transformations.
Words near transformation in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: transformation (page history and authors); transformation (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); transformation (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); transformation (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); transformation (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); transformation (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); transformation (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); निर्माण (Sanskrit) (page history and authors); transformation (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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