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 Definitions of Transform  [ˈfɪk ʃən]  

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Definition of 'Transform' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (v.t.) transform
to change in form, appearance, or structure; metamorphose.

2.  transform
to change in condition, nature, or character; convert.

3.  transform
to change into another substance.

4.  transform
to alter (voltage and current) by means of an electrical transformer.

5.  transform
Math. to change the form of (a figure, expression, etc.) without in general changing the value.

6. (v.i.) transform
to undergo a change in form, appearance, or character.

7. (n.) transform
a mathematical quantity obtained from a given quantity by an algebraic, geometric, or functional transformation.

8.  transform
the transformation itself.

9.  transform
Logic.

10.  transform
a linguistic structure derived by a transformation.

Etymology:  (1300–50; ME < L trānsfōrmāre to change in shape. See trans -, form)

Definition of 'Transform' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (verb) transform
subject to a mathematical transformation

2. (verb) transform, transmute, transubstantiate
change or alter in form, appearance, or nature
"This experience transformed her completely"; "She transformed the clay into a beautiful sculpture"; "transubstantiate one element into another"

3. (verb) transform, transmute, metamorphose
change in outward structure or looks
"He transformed into a monster"; "The salesman metamorphosed into an ugly beetle"

4. (verb) translate, transform
change from one form or medium into another
"Braque translated collage into oil"

5. (verb) transform
convert (one form of energy) to another
"transform energy to light"

6. (verb) transform
change (a bacterial cell) into a genetically distinct cell by the introduction of DNA from another cell of the same or closely related species

7. (verb) transform
increase or decrease (an alternating current or voltage)


Definition of 'Transform' Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary 

1. (verb) transform
to change sth completely
They transformed the old farmhouse into a beautiful home.; an event that transformed his life


Definition of 'Transform' Webster Dictionary 

1. (verb) Transform
to change the form of; to change in shape or appearance; to metamorphose; as, a caterpillar is ultimately transformed into a butterfly

2. (verb) Transform
to change into another substance; to transmute; as, the alchemists sought to transform lead into gold

3. (verb) Transform
to change in nature, disposition, heart, character, or the like; to convert

4. (verb) Transform
to change, as an algebraic expression or geometrical figure, into another from without altering its value

5. (verb) Transform
to be changed in form; to be metamorphosed


Translation of 'Transform' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: to change the appearance or nature of completely
He transformed the old kitchen into a beautiful sitting-room; His marriage has transformed him.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: omvorm, verander Arabic flag Arabic: يُحَوِّل شَكْل Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: преобразувам
Brazilian flag Brazilian: transformar Czech flag Czech: přeměnit German flag German: verwandeln
Danish flag Danish: omdanne; forvandle Greek flag Greek: μεταβάλλω, μεταμορφώνω Spanish flag Spanish: transformar
Estonian flag Estonian: muutma Farsi flag Farsi: تغییر شکل دادن Finnish flag Finnish: muuttaa, muuntaa
French flag French: transformer Hebrew flag Hebrew: לְשָנוֹת, לַהֲפוֹך Hindi flag Hindi: बदल देना
Croatian flag Croatian: preobraziti, pretvoriti Hungarian flag Hungarian: átalakít Indonesian flag Indonesian: mengubah
Icelandic flag Icelandic: gerbreyta Italian flag Italian: trasformare Japanese flag Japanese: 変える
Korean flag Korean: 변형시키다 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: pakeisti, pertvarkyti Latvian flag Latvian: pārveidot; pārvērst
Malay flag Malay: mengubah Dutch flag Dutch: veranderen Norwegian flag Norwegian: forandre helt, omdanne
Polish flag Polish: przeobrażać, przemieniać Persian flag Persian: تغییر شکل دادن Pashto flag Pashto: شکل ته تغییر ورکول
Portuguese flag Portuguese: transformar Romanian flag Romanian: a transforma Russian flag Russian: (видо)изменять
Slovak flag Slovak: premeniť, pretvoriť Slovenian flag Slovenian: spremeniti Serbian flag Serbian: transformisati
Swedish flag Swedish: förvandla, omvandla, förä Thai flag Thai: เปลี่ยนแปลง Turkish flag Turkish: değiştirmek
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 改造,改變 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: (видо)змінювати(ся), пере Urdu flag Urdu: بدل ڈالنا
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: biến đổi Chinese flag Chinese: 改造,改变

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