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