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From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) : [ foldoc ]


  transformation
       
          program transformation

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Transformation \Trans`for*ma"tion\, n. [L. transformatio: cf.
     transformation.]
     The act of transforming, or the state of being transformed;
     change of form or condition. Specifically: 
     [1913 Webster]
     (a) (Biol.) Any change in an organism which alters its
         general character and mode of life, as in the development
         of the germ into the embryo, the egg into the animal, the
         larva into the insect (metamorphosis), etc.; also, the
         change which the histological units of a tissue are prone
         to undergo. See Metamorphosis.
         [1913 Webster]
         [1913 Webster]
     (b) (Physiol.) Change of one from of material into another,
         as in assimilation; metabolism; metamorphosis.
         [1913 Webster]
     (c) (Alchemy) The imagined possible or actual change of one
         metal into another; transmutation.
         [1913 Webster]
     (d) (Theol.) A change in disposition, heart, character, or
         the like; conversion.
         [1913 Webster]
     (e) (Math.) The change, as of an equation or quantity, into
         another form without altering the value.
         [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Transformation \Trans`for*ma"tion\, n. [L. transformatio: cf.
     transformation.]
     The act of transforming, or the state of being transformed;
     change of form or condition. Specifically:
     (a) (Biol.) Any change in an organism which alters its
         general character and mode of life, as in the development
         of the germ into the embryo, the egg into the animal, the
         larva into the insect (metamorphosis), etc.; also, the
         change which the histological units of a tissue are prone
         to undergo. See Metamorphosis.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  transformation
       n 1: a qualitative change [syn: transmutation, shift]
       2: (mathematics) a function that changes the position or
          direction of the axes of a coordinate system
       3: a rule describing the conversion of one syntactic structure
          into another related syntactic structure
       4: (genetics) modification of a cell or bacterium by the uptake
          and incorporation of exogenous DNA
       5: the act of changing in form or shape or appearance; "a
          photograph is a translation of a scene onto a
          two-dimensional surface" [syn: translation]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  transformation
     Γαλλικά n.
     ο μετασχηματισμός
     Σουηδικά n.
     μετασχηματισμός

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  Transformation
     Γερμανικά n.
     μετασχηματισμός

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  transformation
     n.
     1 The act of transforming or the state of being transformed.
     2 A marked change in appearance or character, especially one for the
  better.
     3 (lb en mathematics) 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. Category:en:Functions
     4 (lb en linguistics) A rule that systematically converts one
  syntactic form into another; a sentence derived by such a rule.
     5 (lb en genetics) The alteration of a bacterial cell caused by the
  transfer of DNA from another, especially if pathogenic.
     6 (lb en politics South Africa) The transition from the apartheid era
  to a multiracial democracy in South Africa.
     Swedish n.
     c (l en transformation)

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  Transformation
     German n.
     f transformation

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  transformation
     n.
     1 The act of transforming or the state of being transformed.
     2 A marked change in appearance or character, especially one for the
  better.
     3 (lb en mathematics) 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. Category:en:Functions
     4 (lb en linguistics) A rule that systematically converts one
  syntactic form into another; a sentence derived by such a rule.
     5 (lb en genetics) The alteration of a bacterial cell caused by the
  transfer of DNA from another, especially if pathogenic.
     6 (lb en politics South Africa) The transition from the apartheid era
  to a multiracial democracy in South Africa.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  transformation
     n.
     1 The act of transforming or the state of being transformed.
     2 A marked change in appearance or character, especially one for the
  better.
     3 (lb en mathematics) 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. Category:en:Functions
     4 (lb en linguistics) A rule that systematically converts one
  syntactic form into another; a sentence derived by such a rule.
     5 (lb en genetics) The alteration of a bacterial cell caused by the
  transfer of DNA from another, especially if pathogenic.
     6 (lb en politics South Africa) The transition from the apartheid era
  to a multiracial democracy in South Africa.
     Swedish n.
     c (l en transformation)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  Transformation
     German n.
     f transformation

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  transformation
     n.
     1 The act of transforming or the state of being transformed.
     2 A marked change in appearance or character, especially one for the
  better.
     3 (lb en mathematics) 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. Category:en:Functions
     4 (lb en linguistics) A rule that systematically converts one
  syntactic form into another; a sentence derived by such a rule.
     5 (lb en genetics) The alteration of a bacterial cell caused by the
  transfer of DNA from another, especially if pathogenic.
     6 (lb en politics South Africa) The transition from the apartheid era
  to a multiracial democracy in South Africa.
     Swedish n.
     c (l en transformation)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  Transformation
     German n.
     f transformation

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  transformation
     Englanti n.
     1 muutos
     2 (yhteys biologia k=en) muodonmuutos
     3 (yhteys tilastotiede k=en) muunnos
     4 transformaatio

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  transformation
     n.
     omvandling, förvandling

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  Transformation
     Tyska n.
     transformation

From Swedish Wiktionary: Swedish language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-sv-2023-07-27 ]


  transformation
     n.
     omvandling, förvandling

From German - English Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:deu-eng ]


  Transformation /tɾˌansfɔɾmatsjˈoːn/ 
   [math.] transformation 
   see: Transformationen, lineare Transformation, lineare Abbildung

From German - English Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:deu-eng ]


  Transformation /tɾˌansfɔɾmatsjˈoːn/ 
   [biochem.] transformation

From Deutsch-Bahasa Indonesia FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:deu-ind ]


  Transformation /tʁansfɔʁmaˈt͡si̯oːn/ 
  transformasi 2.
  eine deutliche Veränderung einer grundlegenden Eigenschaft, zum Beispiel der Form
   3.
  Umformung, die an Sprachstrukturen oder auch an Syntagmen vorgenommen wird; zentraler Begriff der strukturalistischen und der generativen Grammatik

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Transformation /tɹansfɔːmˈeɪʃən/
  التحويل

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  transformation //ˌtɹæns.fɔɹˈmeɪ.ʃən// //ˌtɹæns.fə(ɹ)ˈmeɪ.ʃən// //ˌtɹæns.fɚˈmeɪ.ʃən// 
  1. преобразу́ване, трансформа́ция
  act of transforming
  2. преобразване
  marked change in appearance or character
  3. трансформа́ция 2.
  mathematical term
   3.
  state of being transformed

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  transformation /tɹansfɔːmˈeɪʃən/ 
  transformace

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  transformation /tɹansfɔːmˈeɪʃən/ 
  přeměna

From Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 : [ freedict:eng-cym ]


  transformation /tɹansfɔːmˈeɪʃən/ 
  trawsffurfiad