English-Thai Dictionary

transformation

N การ เปลี่ยนรูป  kan-pian-rub

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

TRANSFORMATION

n.The act or operation of changing the form or external appearance. 1. Metamorphosis; change of form in insects; as from a caterpillar to a butterfly.
2. Transmutation; the change of one metal into another, as of copper or tin into gold.
3. The change of the soul into a divine substance, as among the mystics.
4. Transubstantiation.
5. In theology, a change of heart in man, by which his disposition and temper are conformed to the divine image; a change from enmity to holiness and love.
6. In algebra, the change of an equation into one of a different form, but of equal value.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

TRANSFORMATION

Trans `for *ma "tion, n. Etym: [L. transformatio: cf. transformation. ]

 

Defn: The act of transforming, or the state of being transformed; change of form or condition. Specifically: --(a ) (Biol.)

 

Defn: Any change in an organism which alters its general character and mode of life, as in the development of the germ into the embryo, the egg into the animal, the larva into the insect (metamorphosis ), etc. ; also, the change which the histological units of a tissue are prone to undergo. See Metamorphosis. (b ) (Physiol.) Change of one from of material into another, as in assimilation; metabolism; metamorphosis. (c ) (Alchemy ) The imagined possible or actual change of one metal into another; transmutation. (d ) (Theol.)

 

Defn: A change in disposition, heart, character, or the like; conversion. (e ) (Math. ) The change, as of an equation or quantity, into another form without altering the value.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

transformation

trans for ma tion |ˌtransfərˈmāSHən ˌtræn (t )sfərˈmeɪʃən | ▶noun a thorough or dramatic change in form or appearance: its landscape has undergone a radical transformation. • a metamorphosis during the life cycle of an animal. • Physics the induced or spontaneous change of one element into another by a nuclear process. • Mathematics & Logic a process by which one figure, expression, or function is converted into another that is equivalent in some important respect but is differently expressed or represented. • Linguistics a process by which an element in the underlying deep structure of a sentence is converted to an element in the surface structure. • Biology the genetic alteration of a cell by introduction of extraneous DNA, esp. by a plasmid. • Biology the heritable modification of a cell from its normal state to a malignant state. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French, or from late Latin transformatio (n- ), from the verb transformare (see transform ).

 

transformational

trans for ma tion al |ˌtransfərˈmāSHənl ˌtræn (t )sfərˈmeɪʃənl | ▶adjective relating to or involving transformation or transformations. • of or relating to transformational grammar. DERIVATIVES trans for ma tion al ly adverb

 

transformational grammar

trans for ma tion al gram mar |ˌtrænzfərˈmeɪʃənl | ▶noun Linguistics a type of grammar that describes a language in terms of transformations applied to an underlying deep structure in order to generate the surface structure of sentences that can actually occur. See also generative grammar.

 

Oxford Dictionary

transformation

trans ¦form |ation |transfəˈmeɪʃ (ə )n, trɑːns -, -nz- | ▶noun 1 a marked change in form, nature, or appearance: British society underwent a radical transformation. • (also transformation scene ) a sudden dramatic change of scenery on stage. • a metamorphosis during the life cycle of an animal. • Physics the induced or spontaneous change of one element into another by a nuclear process. 2 Mathematics & Logic a process by which one figure, expression, or function is converted into another one of similar value. 3 Linguistics a process by which an element in the underlying logical deep structure of a sentence is converted to an element in the surface structure. 4 [ mass noun ] Biology the genetic alteration of a cell by introduction of extraneous DNA, especially by a plasmid. • the heritable modification of a cell from its normal state to a malignant state. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French, or from late Latin transformatio (n- ), from the verb transformare (see transform ).

 

transformational

trans ¦form |ation ¦al |transfəˈmeɪʃ (ə )n (ə )l, trɑːns -, -nz- | ▶adjective relating to or involving transformation or transformations. • relating to transformational grammar. DERIVATIVES transformationally adverb

 

transformational grammar

trans ¦form |ation ¦al gram |mar ▶noun [ mass noun ] Linguistics a type of grammar which describes a language in terms of transformations applied to an underlying logical deep structure in order to generate the surface structure of sentences which can actually occur. See also generative grammar.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

transformation

transformation noun the transformation of the sales department has been dramatic: change, alteration, mutation, conversion, metamorphosis, transfiguration, transmutation, sea change; revolution, overhaul; remodeling, reshaping, redoing, reconstruction, rebuilding, reorganization, rearrangement, reworking, renewal, revamp, remaking, remake; informal transmogrification, morphing.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

transformation

transformation noun the food-manufacturing industry underwent a transformation: change, alteration, modification, variation, conversion, revision, amendment, metamorphosis, transfiguration, evolution, mutation, sea change; remodelling, reshaping, remoulding, redoing, reconstruction, rebuilding, recasting, reorganization, rearrangement, reordering, reshuffling, restyling, rejigging, reworking, renewal, renewing, revamping, renovation, overhaul, remaking; revolutionizing, revolution, transmutation; humorous transmogrification. ANTONYMS preservation, conservation.

 

Duden Dictionary

Transformation

Trans for ma ti on Substantiv, feminin Fachsprache; bildungssprachlich , die |Transformati o n |die Transformation; Genitiv: der Transformation, Plural: die Transformationen spätlateinisch transformatio, zu lateinisch transformare, transformieren das Transformieren; das Transformiertwerden

 

transformationell

trans for ma ti o nell Adjektiv |transformation e ll |die Transformation betreffend

 

Transformationsgrammatik

Trans for ma ti ons gram ma tik Substantiv, feminin Sprachwissenschaft , die |Transformati o nsgrammatik |Grammatik, die mit Transformationen arbeitet, die Regeln zur Umwandlung von Sätzen in andere Sätze enthält

 

Transformationsprozess

Trans for ma ti ons pro zess Substantiv, maskulin bildungssprachlich , der |Transformati o nsprozess |Umwandlungsprozess

 

French Dictionary

transformation

transformation n. f. nom féminin Changement, modification d ’une forme en une autre. : La transformation de la sève d ’érable en sirop.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

transformation

trans for ma tion /træ̀nsfə r méɪʃ (ə )n /名詞 U C 変質, 変化, 変身 ; 変圧 ; 変換 ; 変形, (昆虫などの )変態 .