Transform
[træns'fɔːm;trɑːns-;-nz-] or [træns'fɔrm]
Definition
(verb.) change in outward structure or looks; 'He transformed into a monster'; 'The salesman metamorphosed into an ugly beetle'.
(verb.) increase or decrease (an alternating current or voltage).
(verb.) change (a bacterial cell) into a genetically distinct cell by the introduction of DNA from another cell of the same or closely related species.
(verb.) convert (one form of energy) to another; 'transform energy to light'.
(verb.) change or alter in form, appearance, or nature; 'This experience transformed her completely'; 'She transformed the clay into a beautiful sculpture'; 'transubstantiate one element into another'.
(verb.) subject to a mathematical transformation.
Checker: Percy--From WordNet
Definition
(v. t.) To change the form of; to change in shape or appearance; to metamorphose; as, a caterpillar is ultimately transformed into a butterfly.
(v. t.) To change into another substance; to transmute; as, the alchemists sought to transform lead into gold.
(v. t.) To change in nature, disposition, heart, character, or the like; to convert.
(v. t.) To change, as an algebraic expression or geometrical figure, into another from without altering its value.
(v. i.) To be changed in form; to be metamorphosed.
Inputed by Annie
Synonyms and Synonymous
v. a. Transfigure, transmute, metamorphose, change the form of.
Editor: Vito
Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Transfigure, metamorphose, change, transmute
ANT:Stabilitate, arrest, perpetuate, conserve
Edited by Denny
Definition
v.t. to change the shape of: to change into another substance: to change the disposition.—v.i. to be changed in form or substance.—adj. Transfor′mable.—ns. Transformā′tion change of form or substance metamorphosis: the change of one metal into another: (path.) any morbid change in a part; Transformā′tion-scene any scene on the stage which changes in presence of the audience.—adj. Transfor′mative.—ns. Transfor′mātor Transfor′mer.—p.adj. Transfor′ming effecting or able to effect a change of form or state.—ns. Transfor′mism the theory of the development of one species from another; Transfor′mist.—adj. Transformis′tic.
Typed by Ferris
Examples
- Some of the lower animals have a speaking apparatus similar to our own, but they cannot perfectly transform sound into speech. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- The savage is merely habituated; the civilized man has habits which transform the environment. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- Yet many of the philosophic schools of method which have been mentioned transform the ignoring into a virtual denial. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- Light and fresh air put color into pale cheeks, just as light and air transform sickly, yellowish plants into hardy green ones. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- But may he not change and transform himself? Plato. The Republic.
- The gods are not magicians who transform themselves, neither do they deceive mankind in any way. Plato. The Republic.
- Far-reaching mechanical inventions already threaten to transform farming into an industry. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- Then he turned to pursue his way homeward through the drizzle that had so greatly transformed the scene. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- The process will be slow, however, because the heat furnished by a Bunsen burner is not great, and the wood is transformed slowly. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- Each series contains an emanation, or gas, which through the loss of α particles is transformed into the next following member of the series. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- I transformed myself into a will-o'-the-wisp. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- The sounds produced by the vocal cords are transformed into speech by the help of the tongue and lips, which modify the shape of the mouth cavity. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- Now only the image-forming silver bromide particles remain, and these have been transformed to metallic silver. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- The broad pavement in front shone pale also; it gleamed as if some spell had transformed the dark granite to glistering Parian. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- My only excuse for thus transforming them, is that they were unintelligible in their pristine condition. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- The need for constant continued care was probably a chief means in transforming temporary cohabitations into permanent unions. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- An electric current transforms a coil into a magnet. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- He devotes them to new uses, and in so far transforms them. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- It came to most of us as a surprise that an electric current has magnetic properties and transforms a coil into a veritable magnet. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- The intense heat transforms the wood into charcoal in a few hours. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- He alone who first transforms his ideas into actual work and useful service in some field of man's labor, or clearly teaches others to do so, is now recognised as the true inventor. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- The chlorine thus set free reacts with the water and liberates oxygen; this in turn destroys the coloring matter in the fibers, and transforms the material into a bleached product. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
Checker: Tina