transform

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb

To change greatly the appearance or form of.
To change the nature, condition or function of; to change in nature, disposition, heart, character, etc.; to convert.
To subject to a transformation; to change into another form without altering the value.
To subject to the action of a transformer.
To subject (a cell) to transformation.
To undergo a transformation; to change in appearance or character.

noun

An operation (often an integration) that converts one function into another.
A function so produced.
A transform fault.

Pronunciation

trănsfômʹ tränsfômʹ /tɹænsˈfɔːm/ /tɹɑːnsˈfɔːm/ trănsfôrmʹ /tɹænsˈfɔɹm/ trănsʹfôm tränsʹfôm /ˈtɹænsfɔːm/ /ˈtɹɑːnsfɔːm/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-transform (noun).wav trănsʹfôrm /ˈtɹænsfɔɹm/ En-us-transform.ogg

Word forms

transform transforms transforming transformed xform

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *terh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-t Proto-Indo-European *térh₂t Proto-Indo-European *-ónts Proto-Indo-European *tr̥h₂ónts Proto-Indo-European *tr̥h₂n̥ts Proto-Italic *trāns Proto-Italic *trāns- Latin trāns- Ancient Greek μορφή (morphḗ)der.? Latin fōrma Latin fōrmōder. Latin transformo Old French transformer Middle French transfourmerbor. Middle English transformen English transform From Middle English transformen, from Old French transformer, from Latin transformo, transformare, from trans (“across”, preposition) + forma (“form”).

Synonyms

convert make over transmogrify transmute develop draw evolve metamorphize metamorphose reconvert shift transfigurate transfigure transform transume metamorphosize

Related words

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

Derived words

transformer black top-hat transform Borel transform bottom-hat transform Box-Muller transform Burrows-Wheeler transform continuous wavelet transform discrete Fourier transform discrete transform discrete wavelet transform fast Fourier transform Fourier-Mukai transform Fourier transform fractal transform Gabor transform Hadamard transform Hartley transform hit-or-miss transform Hough transform integral transform inverse Fourier transform Laplace transform Mellin transform Mojette transform Penrose transform Radon transform top-hat transform transform and roll out Walsh transform white top-hat transform Z-transform

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