transform

To change greatly the appearance or form of.

Noun

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

Origin

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 fōrmō 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”).

Forms

transforms xform

Related

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

Derived

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

Verb

  1. To change greatly the appearance or form of.
    • The alchemists sought to transform lead into gold.
    • Love may transform me to an oyster. - 1598–1599 (first performance), William Shakespeare, “Much Adoe about Nothing”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac...
    • Creating a complete map of the human connectome would therefore be a monumental milestone but not the end of the journey to understanding how our brains work. The achievement will transform neuroscience and serve as the...

    Synonyms: convert make over transmogrify transmute

    Hypernyms: alter change

  2. To change the nature, condition or function of; to change in nature, disposition, heart, character, etc.; to convert.
    • Be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind. - 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Romans 12:2:

    Synonyms: transmogrify transmute convert develop draw evolve metamorphize metamorphose reconvert shift transfigurate transfigure transform transume

    Hypernyms: alter change translate

  3. To subject to a transformation; to change into another form without altering the value.
  4. To subject to the action of a transformer.
  5. To subject (a cell) to transformation.
  6. To undergo a transformation; to change in appearance or character.

    Synonyms: transmogrify transmute metamorphize metamorphose metamorphosize transform

    Hypernyms: alter change

Forms

transforms transforming transformed xform

Related

transformation transformative

Derived

antitransform backtransform biotransform cotransform detransform electrotransform mistransform nontransforming phototransform retransform supertransform transflection transformability transformer transfur untransform