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transformational

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trans⋅for⋅ma⋅tion

  [trans-fer-mey-shuhn]
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–noun
1. the act or process of transforming.
2. the state of being transformed.
3. change in form, appearance, nature, or character.
4. Theater. a seemingly miraculous change in the appearance of scenery or actors in view of the audience.
5. Logic. Also called transform. one of a set of algebraic formulas used to express the relations between elements, sets, etc., that form parts of a given system.
6. Mathematics.
a. the act, process, or result of transforming or mapping.
b. function (def. 4a).
7. Linguistics.
a. transformational rule.
b. the process by which deep structures are converted into surface structures using transformational rules.
8. Genetics. the transfer of genetic material from one cell to another resulting in a genetic change in the recipient cell.
9. a wig or hairpiece for a woman.
Origin:
1400–50; late ME < LL trānsfōrmātiōn- (s. of trānsfōrmātiō) change of shape. See trans-, formation

Related forms:
trans⋅for⋅ma⋅tion⋅al, adjective
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trans·for·ma·tion   (trāns'fər-mā'shən, -fôr-)   
n.  

    1. The act or an instance of transforming.

    2. The state of being transformed.

    3. Replacement of the variables in an algebraic expression by their values in terms of another set of variables.

    4. A mapping of one space onto another or onto itself.

    5. A rule that systematically converts one syntactic form or form of a sentence into another.

    6. A construction or sentence derived by such a rule; a transform.

    7. The change undergone by an animal cell upon infection by a cancer-causing virus.

    8. The alteration of a bacterial cell caused by the transfer of DNA from another bacterial cell, especially a pathogen.

  2. A marked change, as in appearance or character, usually for the better.

  3. Mathematics

    1. Replacement of the variables in an algebraic expression by their values in terms of another set of variables.

    2. A mapping of one space onto another or onto itself.

    3. A rule that systematically converts one syntactic form or form of a sentence into another.

    4. A construction or sentence derived by such a rule; a transform.

    5. The change undergone by an animal cell upon infection by a cancer-causing virus.

    6. The alteration of a bacterial cell caused by the transfer of DNA from another bacterial cell, especially a pathogen.

  4. Linguistics

    1. A rule that systematically converts one syntactic form or form of a sentence into another.

    2. A construction or sentence derived by such a rule; a transform.

    3. The change undergone by an animal cell upon infection by a cancer-causing virus.

    4. The alteration of a bacterial cell caused by the transfer of DNA from another bacterial cell, especially a pathogen.

  5. Genetics

    1. The change undergone by an animal cell upon infection by a cancer-causing virus.

    2. The alteration of a bacterial cell caused by the transfer of DNA from another bacterial cell, especially a pathogen.

trans'for·ma'tion·al, trans·form'a·tive (-fôr'mə-tĭv) adj.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: trans·for·ma·tion
Pronunciation: "tran(t)s-f&r-'mA-sh&n, -for-
Function: noun
1 : an act, process, orinstance of transforming or being transformed —see MALIGNANT TRANSFORMATION
2 a : genetic modification of a bacterium by incorporation of free DNA from another ruptured bacterial cell —compare TRANSDUCTION2 b : genetic modification of a cell by the uptake and incorporation of exogenous DNA
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transformation trans·for·ma·tion (trāns'fər-mā'shən, -fôr-)
n.

  1. See metamorphosis.

  2. The genetic alteration of a bacterial cell by introduction of DNA from another cell or from a virus.

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transformation   (trāns'fər-mā'shən)  Pronunciation Key 

  1. The genetic alteration of a bacteria cell by the introduction of DNA from another cell or from a virus. Plasmids, which contain extrachromosomal DNA, are used to transform bacteria in recombinant DNA research.

  2. The change undergone by an animal cell upon infection by a cancer-causing virus.


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