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==Pronunciation==[trans-fer-mey-shuhn]
==Noun==
1. the [[act]] or [[process]] of transforming.
2. the [[state]] of [[being]] transformed.
3. [[change]] in form, [[appearance]], [[nature]], or [[character]].
4. [[Theater]]. a seemingly [[miraculous]] change in the appearance of scenery or actors in view of the [[audience]].
5. [[Logic]]. Also called transform. one of a set of algebraic [[formulas]] used to express the relations between elements, sets, etc., that form parts of a given [[system]].
6. [[Mathematics]].
:a. the [[act]], process, or result of transforming or mapping.
:b. [[function]] (def. 4a).
7. [[Linguistics]].
:a. transformational rule.
:b. the [[process]] by which deep [[structure]]s are converted into surface structures using transformational rules.
8. [[Genetics]]. the transfer of genetic [[material]] from one cell to another resulting in a genetic change in the recipient cell.
9. a wig or hairpiece for a woman.
==Origin==
1400–50; late ME < LL trānsfōrmātiōn- (s. of trānsfōrmātiō) change of shape. See trans-, formation
==Related forms==
trans⋅for⋅ma⋅tion⋅al, adjective
[[Category: General Reference]]
==Pronunciation==[trans-fer-mey-shuhn]
==Noun==
1. the [[act]] or [[process]] of transforming.
2. the [[state]] of [[being]] transformed.
3. [[change]] in form, [[appearance]], [[nature]], or [[character]].
4. [[Theater]]. a seemingly [[miraculous]] change in the appearance of scenery or actors in view of the [[audience]].
5. [[Logic]]. Also called transform. one of a set of algebraic [[formulas]] used to express the relations between elements, sets, etc., that form parts of a given [[system]].
6. [[Mathematics]].
:a. the [[act]], process, or result of transforming or mapping.
:b. [[function]] (def. 4a).
7. [[Linguistics]].
:a. transformational rule.
:b. the [[process]] by which deep [[structure]]s are converted into surface structures using transformational rules.
8. [[Genetics]]. the transfer of genetic [[material]] from one cell to another resulting in a genetic change in the recipient cell.
9. a wig or hairpiece for a woman.
==Origin==
1400–50; late ME < LL trānsfōrmātiōn- (s. of trānsfōrmātiō) change of shape. See trans-, formation
==Related forms==
trans⋅for⋅ma⋅tion⋅al, adjective
[[Category: General Reference]]
