transform

English

Etymology

From Old French transformer, from Latin trans (“across”, preposition) + forma (“form”).

Pronunciation

• Verb:
  • (UK) enPR: trănzfôm', tränzfôm'; IPA: /trænzˈfɔːm/, /trɑːnzˈfɔːm/; X-SAMPA: /tr{nz"fO:m/, /trA:nz"fO:m/
  • (US) enPR: trănzfôrm'

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• Noun:
  • (UK) enPR: trănz'fôm, tränz'fôm; IPA: /ˈtrænzfɔːm/, /ˈtrɑːnzfɔːm/; X-SAMPA: /"tr{nzfO:m/, /"trA:nzfO:m/
  • (US) enPR: trănz'fôrm

Verb

transform (third-person singular simple present transforms, present participle transforming, simple past and past participle transformed)

1. (transitive)  To change greatly the appearance or form of.
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2. (transitive)  To change the nature, condition or function of.
3. (transitive) (mathematics)  To subject to a transformation.
4. (transitive) (electricity)  To subject to the action of a transformer.
5. (transitive) (genetics)  To subject (a cell) to transformation.
6. (intransitive)  To undergo a transformation.

Synonyms

• (change greatly the appearance or form of): alter, change, convert, make over, transmogrify
• (change the nature, condition or function of): alter, change
• (undergo a transformation): alter, change

Translations

change greatly the appearance or form of

• Catalan: transformar (ca)
• Czech: proměnit (cs)
• Esperanto: transformi (eo)
• Finnish: muuttaa täysin
• French: transformer (fr)
• Greek: μεταμορφώνω (el) (metamorfóno)
• Italian: trasformare (it), modificare (it)

• Japanese: 変形する (henkei-suru)
• Kurdish:

  Sorani: هه‌ڵگه‌ڕان

• Latin: transfiguro (la), muto (la), perforo (la), transformo (la)
• Persian: تغییر شکل یافتن (fa)
• Romanian: transforma (ro)
• Spanish: trasformar (es)

change the nature, condition or function of

• Esperanto: transformi (eo)
• Finnish: muuntaa (fi), muuttaa (fi)
• French: transformer (fr)
• German: umwandeln

• Italian: trasformare (it)
• Japanese: 変質する (henka-suru)
• Latin: muto (la), perforo (la)
• Romanian: transforma (ro)

in mathematics: subject to a transformation

• Finnish: muuntaa (fi)
• German: transformieren (de)
• Italian: trasformare (it)

• Japanese: 変換する (henkan-suru)
• Latin: muto (la), perforo (la)
• Romanian: transforma (ro)

in electricity: subject to the action of a transformer

• Finnish: muuntaa (fi)
• German: transformieren (de)
• Greek: μετασχηματίζω (el) (metaschimatizo)
• Italian: trasformare (it)

• Japanese: 変換する (henkan-suru)
• Latin: muto (la), perforo (la)
• Romanian: transforma (ro)

in genetics: subject (a cell) to transformation

• German: transformieren (de)
• Japanese: 変態する (hentai-suru)

• Latin: muto (la), perforo (la)

undergo a transformation

• Finnish: muuntua (fi), muuttua (fi), muuntautua (fi)
• Italian: trasformarsi (it)

• Japanese: 変化する (henka-suru)
• Latin: mutor (la), perforor (la), transfiguro (la)

Noun

transform (plural transforms)

1. (mathematics) the result of a transformation

Derived terms

• Fourier transform

Translations

in mathematics

• French: transformée (fr) f
• Italian: trasformata (it) f

• Japanese: 変換 (henkan)

Related terms

• transformable
• transformance
• transformant
• transformate
• transformation
• transformational
• transformative
• transformed
• transformer
• transforming
• transformism
• transformist
• transformity

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Romanian

Pronunciation

• IPA: [ transˈform ]

Verb

transform

1. first-person singular present tense form of transforma.
2. first-person singular subjunctive form of transforma.