transformation

CEFRB2

/ˌtɹæns.fə(ɹ)ˈmeɪ.ʃən/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A complete or important change in form or appearance.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A marked change in appearance or character, especially one for the better.

Examples

  • 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.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
2
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. 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.

  2. The act of transforming or the state of being transformed.

  3. A rule that systematically converts one syntactic form into another; a sentence derived by such a rule.

More examples

In context

  • Transformation is birth and death at the same time.

  • undergo a radical transformation

Synonyms

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After months of physical change, the caterpillar's complete blank into a butterfly occurred.

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Origin

noun

Inherited from Middle English transformacioun, from Middle French, from Ecclesiastical Latin trānsfōrmātiō. Morphologically transform + -ation.