verb (past and past participletrans·formed, present participletrans·form·ing, 3rd person present singulartrans·forms)
Definition:
1. transitive verb change something dramatically: to change somebody or something completely, especially improving their appearance or usefulness
2. intransitive verb undergo total change: to change completely for the better
3. transitive verb physics convert something to different energy: to convert one form of energy to another
4. transitive verb electrical engineering change electrical current by transformer: to increase or decrease current or voltage by means of a transformer
5. transitive verb mathematics change mathematical expression by operator: to change the form of a mathematical expression in keeping with a mathematical rule, especially by the substitution of variables or the change of coordinates
6. transitive verb linguistics change construction by linguistic transformation: to apply transformational rules to a linguistic construction
noun (pluraltrans·forms)
Definition:
1. linguistics Same as transformation (sense 9)
2. result of mathematical transformation: a process or rule by which one mathematical entity such as a line or expression can be derived from another
[14th century. Directly or via French transformer< Latin transformare "form across" < formare< forma "mold, shape"]
