retransform
fɔrm verb (used with object)
1.
to change in form, appearance, or structure; metamorphose.
2.
to change in condition, nature, or character; convert.
3.
to change into another substance; transmute.
4.
Electricity.
a.
to increase or decrease (the voltage and current characteristics of an alternating-current circuit), as by means of a transformer.
b.
to decrease (the voltage and current characteristics of a direct-current circuit), as by means of a transformer.
5.
Mathematics. to change the form of (a figure, expression, etc.) without in general changing the value.
verb (used without object)
7.
to undergo a change in form, appearance, or character; become transformed.
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noun
8.
Mathematics.
a.
a mathematical quantity obtained from a given quantity by an algebraic, geometric, or functional transformation.
b.
the transformation itself.
9.
the result of a transformation.
10.
a transformation.
11.
12.
Linguistics. a structure derived by a transformation.
Origin:
1300–50; Middle English transformen < Latin trānsfōrmāre to change in shape. See trans-, form
1300–50; Middle English transformen < Latin trānsfōrmāre to change in shape. See trans-, form
Related forms
trans·form·a·ble, adjective
trans·form·a·tive, adjective
in·ter·trans·form·a·ble, adjective
non·trans·form·ing, adjective
re·trans·form, verb (used with object)
self-trans·formed, adjective
un·trans·form·a·ble, adjective
un·trans·form·a·tive, adjective
un·trans·formed, adjective
un·trans·form·ing, adjective
Synonyms
1. transfigure. T ransform , convert mean to change one thing into another. T ransform suggests changing from one form, appearance, structure, or type to another: to transform soybeans into oil and meal by pressure. C onvert suggests so changing the characteristics as to change the use or purpose: to convert a barn into a house.
1. transfigure. T ransform , convert mean to change one thing into another. T ransform suggests changing from one form, appearance, structure, or type to another: to transform soybeans into oil and meal by pressure. C onvert suggests so changing the characteristics as to change the use or purpose: to convert a barn into a house.
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| transform | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to alter or be altered radically in form, function, etc |
| 2. | (tr) to convert (one form of energy) to another form |
| 3. | (tr) maths to change the form of (an equation, expression, etc) by a mathematical transformation |
| 4. | (tr) to increase or decrease (an alternating current or voltage) using a transformer |
| —n | |
| 5. | maths the result of a mathematical transformation, esp (of a matrix or an element of a group) another related to the given one by B=X--1AX for some appropriate X |
| [C14: from Latin transformāre, from | |
| trans'formable | |
| —adj | |
| trans'formative | |
| —adj | |
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Word Origin & History
transform
mid-14c., from O.Fr. transformer, from L. transformare "change the shape or form of," from trans- "across" + formare "to form" (see form).
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