Transformation Meaning
/ˌtɹæns.fə(ɹ)ˈmeɪ.ʃən/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounThe act of transforming or the state of being transformed.
nounA marked change in appearance or character, especially one for the better.
Sentence Examples
Transformation is birth and death at the same time.
Neglecting the transformation would mean dropping all the assumptions on which this technique is founded.
The way in which we work has undergone a complete transformation in the past decade.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
After months of physical change, the caterpillar's complete ____ into a butterfly occurred.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The old factory building underwent a complete ____ into several stylish modern apartments and office spaces today.
Word Origin & History
Inherited from Middle English transformacioun, from Middle French, from Ecclesiastical Latin trānsfōrmātiō. Morphologically transform + -ation.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"“This material has a specific hardness and is chemically very stable. It forms naturally from calcium alone, but bacteria accelerate the transformation into calcium carbonate,” explains Alejandro Montesinos, head of the Decarbonization, Climate Change, and Circular Economy Research Group at Tec de Monterrey and a member of the Institute of Advanced Materials and Sustainable Manufacturing."
— 2024 August 6, Ricardo Treviño, “Self-Healing Concrete Help Buildings Seal Themselves”, in TecScience, archived from the original on 19 Jan 2025:
"Over the past two centuries, the railway has become a force of economic and social transformation connecting towns and cities, carrying ideas and ambitions. One place to experience this change was Swindon. With the arrival of Brunel's Great Western Railway, Swindon began a remarkable transformation as what had been a modest market town quickly became a centre of industrial activity."
— 2025 October 1, Richard Evans, “The value of the railway effect”, in RAIL, number 1045, page 58:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
After months of physical change, the caterpillar's complete ____ into a butterfly occurred.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The old factory building underwent a complete ____ into several stylish modern apartments and office spaces today.