transformations

[trans-fer-mey-shuhn]

trans·for·ma·tion

[trans-fer-mey-shuhn]
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.
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6.
Mathematics.
a.
the act, process, or result of transforming or mapping.
b.
function (def. 4a).
7.
Linguistics.
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.
COLLAPSE

Origin:
1400–50; late Middle English < Late Latin trānsfōrmātiōn- (stem of trānsfōrmātiō) change of shape. See trans-, formation

trans·for·ma·tion·al, adjective
non·trans·for·ma·tion, noun
re·trans·for·ma·tion, noun
self-trans·for·ma·tion, noun
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Transformations is always a great word to know.
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an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
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Science Dictionary
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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