transformation
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transformation
- /ˌtɹæns.fə(ɹ)ˈmeɪ.ʃən/ UK
- /ˌtɹæns.fɔɹˈmeɪ.ʃən/ US
- /ˌtɹæns.fɚˈmeɪ.ʃən/ US
Rhymes with -eɪʃən
Where it comes from
Inherited from Middle English transformacioun, from Middle French, from Ecclesiastical Latin trānsfōrmātiō. Morphologically transform + -ation.
noun transformations
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The act of transforming or the state of being transformed.
undergo a radical transformation
Similar: metamorphosis, transfiguration, transmogrification, transmutation, conversion, development, transfigurement, transformation, sea change
- 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.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: transmutation, translation, shift, transformational, transformative, transformed, transform, transformer, transforming, metamorphosis, convert, recasting, converted, transposition, alteration, changing
Translations
Every language
noun act of transforming
| Español | transformación |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 변형 byeonhyeong, 변환 byeonhwan |
| 日本語 | 変形 henkei, 変換 henkan |
| 中文 | 轉型 /转型 zhuǎnxíng, 轉變 /转变 zhuǎnbiàn |
| Português | transformação |
| Français | transformation |
| Deutsch | Transformation, Verwandlung, Umformung |
| Ελληνικά | μετασχηματισμός metaschimatismós |
| Română | transformare |
| Русский | преобразова́ние preobrazovánije, трансформа́ция transformácija |
| العربية | تَحَوُّل taḥawwul |
noun state of being transformed
| 日本語 | 変形 henkei, 変換 henkan |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 轉型 /转型 zhuǎnxíng, 轉變 /转变 zhuǎnbiàn |
| Русский | преобразова́ние preobrazovánije, трансформа́ция transformácija |
noun marked change in appearance or character
| Română | transformare |
|---|---|
| Русский | преображе́ние preobražénije |
noun mathematical term
| हिन्दी | रूपांतरण rūpāntraṇ |
|---|---|
| Français | transformation |
| Ελληνικά | μετασχηματισμός metaschimatismós |
| Română | transformare, transformări |
| Русский | преобразова́ние preobrazovánije |
noun linguistics: rule that systematically converts one syntactic form into another
| Ελληνικά | μετασχηματισμός metaschimatismós |
|---|---|
| Русский | трансформа́ция transformácija |
noun genetics: alteration of a bacterial cell caused by the transfer of DNA
| Română | mutație, mutare |
|---|---|
| Русский | трансформа́ция transformácija |
noun South Africa: ideologically driven government policy
| Русский | перестро́йка perestrójka |
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Talk about this word "transformation." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/transformation. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. transformation. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/transformation "transformation." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/transformation.Cite this
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title = {transformation},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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