What does "transformation" mean?

The act of transforming or the state of being transformed.

How do you pronounce "transformation"?

Pronounced //ˌtɹæns.fɔɹˈmeɪ.ʃən//.

Common synonyms include: metamorphosis, transfiguration, transmogrification, transmutation, transmutation, about face.

//ˌtɹæns.fɔɹˈmeɪ.ʃən// noun

noun ·Common ·High school level

Noun

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The act of transforming or the state of being transformed. countable, uncountable
"undergo a radical transformation"
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the act of changing in form or shape or appearance wordnet
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A marked change in appearance or character, especially one for the better. countable, uncountable
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(genetics) modification of a cell or bacterium by the uptake and incorporation of exogenous DNA wordnet
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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. countable, uncountable

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a rule describing the conversion of one syntactic structure into another related syntactic structure wordnet
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A rule that systematically converts one syntactic form into another; a sentence derived by such a rule. countable, uncountable
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a qualitative change wordnet
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The alteration of a bacterial cell caused by the transfer of DNA from another, especially if pathogenic. countable, uncountable
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(mathematics) a function that changes the position or direction of the axes of a coordinate system wordnet
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The transition from the apartheid era to a multiracial democracy in South Africa. South-Africa, countable, uncountable
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A woman's wig. countable, obsolete, uncountable