Complete Definition of "transform"

English

Etymology
From OF. transformer#French|transformer.

Pronunciation
Verb:
*(UK): AHD|tr�nzfôm' or AHD|tränzfôm', (US): AHD|tr�nzfôrm'
*(UK): IPA|/trænz�f��m/ or IPA|/tr��nz�f��m/
*(UK): SAMPA|/tr{nz"fO:m/ or SAMPA|/trA:nz"fO:m/<!--please provide US SAMPA: not sure about how the vowel should be transcribed in the second syllable-->
Noun:
*(UK): AHD|tr�nz'fôm or AHD|tränz'fôm, (US): AHD|tr�nz'fôrm
*(UK): IPA|/�trænzf��m/ or IPA|/�tr��nzf��m/<!--please provide US IPA: not sure about how the vowel should be transcribed in the second syllable-->
*(UK): SAMPA|/"tr{nzfO:m/ or SAMPA|/"trA:nzfO:m/<!--please provide US SAMPA: not sure about how the vowel should be transcribed in the second syllable-->

Transitive verb
rfc-trverb|Transitive verb
en-verb

  1. to change greatly the appearance or form of
  2. to change the nature, condition or function of
  3. math to subject to a transformation
  4. electricity to subject to the action of a transformer
  5. genetics to subject (a cell) to transformation

Synonyms
i-c|change greatly the appearance or form of alter, change, convert, make over, transmogrify
i-c|change the nature|condition or function of alter, change

Translations
trans-top|change greatly the appearance or form of
Finnish: muuttaa täysin
French: transformer
trans-mid
Italian: trasformare
Japanese: �形�� (henkei-suru)
Kurdish: KUchar|���ڵگ���ا�
trans-bottom

trans-top|change the nature, condition or function of
Finnish: muuntaa, muuttaa
French: transformer
German: umwandeln
trans-mid
Italian: trasformare
Japanese: �質�� (henka-suru)
trans-bottom

trans-top|in mathematics: subject to a transformation
Finnish: muuntaa
German: transformieren
trans-mid
Japanese: ���� (henkan-suru)
trans-bottom

trans-top|in electricity: subject to the action of a transformer
Finnish: muuntaa
German: transformieren
trans-mid
Japanese: ���� (henkan-suru)
trans-bottom

trans-top|in genetics: subject (a cell) to transformation
German: transformieren
trans-mid
Japanese: ���� (hentai-suru)
trans-bottom

Intransitive verb
en-verb

  1. to undergo a transformation

Synonyms
i-c|undergo a transformation alter, change

Translations
trans-top|undergo a transformation
Finnish: muuntua, muuttua
trans-mid
Japanese: ���� (henka-suru)
trans-bottom

Noun
en-noun

  1. mathematics the result of a transformation

Derived terms
Fourier transform

Translations
trans-top|in mathematics
trans-mid
Japanese: �� (henkan)
trans-bottom

Related terms
transformable
transformance
transformant
transformate
transformation
transformational
transformative
transformed
transformer
transforming
transformism
transformist
transformity

Category:English ergative verbs
Category:English heteronyms


Romanian

Pronunciation
IPA|[ trans'form ]|lang=ro

Verb
ro-verbform|transforma|person1s|timepres|tense=ind

  1. (I) #English|transform

Verb
ro-verbform|transforma|person1s|timepres|tense=sub

  1. (I) #English|transform

el:transform
fa:transform
fr:transform
io:transform
it:transform
ja:transform
ru:transform
ta:transform
te:transform
vi:transform
tr:transform

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