Noun
transformation -
a qualitative change
transmutation ,
shift
alteration ,
modification ,
change the act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment)
betterment ,
improvement ,
advance an improvement that adds to the value of a property or facility
population shift a change in the relative numbers of the different groups of individuals making up a population
pyrolysis transformation of a substance produced by the action of heat
sea change a profound transformation
sublimation (psychology) modifying the natural expression of an impulse or instinct (especially a sexual one) to one that is socially acceptable
tin disease ,
tin pest ,
tin plague the transformation of ordinary white tin into powdery grey tin at very cold temperatures
changeover ,
transition ,
conversion a passage that connects a topic to one that follows
retrogression ,
degeneration passing from a more complex to a simpler biological form
strengthening the act of increasing the strength of something
transformation -
the act of changing in form or shape or appearance; "a photograph is a translation of a scene onto a two-dimensional surface"
translation
change of integrity the act of changing the unity or wholeness of something
permutation act of changing the lineal order of objects in a group
alteration ,
revision the act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment)
transfiguration the act of transforming so as to exalt or glorify
transmogrification the act of changing into a different form or appearance (especially a fantastic or grotesque one); "the transmogrification of the prince into a porcupine"
transformation -
(mathematics) a function that changes the position or direction of the axes of a coordinate system
mathematical function ,
single-valued function ,
map ,
mapping ,
function a diagrammatic representation of the earth's surface (or part of it)
math ,
mathematics ,
maths a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement
reflection the image of something as reflected by a mirror (or other reflective material); "he studied his reflection in the mirror"
rotation the act of rotating as if on an axis; "the rotation of the dancer kept time with the music"
translation the act of uniform movement
transformation -
(genetics) modification of a cell or bacterium by the uptake and incorporation of exogenous DNA
change of integrity the act of changing the unity or wholeness of something
genetic science ,
genetics the branch of biology that studies heredity and variation in organisms
transformation -
a rule describing the conversion of one syntactic structure into another related syntactic structure
