transformation

B1 Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˌtɹæns.fɔɹˈmeɪ.ʃən/ UK /ˌtɹæns.fə(ɹ)ˈmeɪ.ʃən/ See IPA manual

Freq #9569

Meanings

1

noun
A complete change in the appearance, character, or condition of someone or something, often for the better.

The city has undergone a remarkable transformation in the last decade.
2

noun
The act or process of changing form or shape.

The film shows the slow transformation of a boy into a man.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · a complete change in the... conversion metamorphosis changesea change

2 noun · the act or process of... transmutation

Word family

Forms transformations

Derived forms agro-transformationautotransformationbacktransformationbiotransformationcotransformationcryotransformationdetransformationelectrotransformationmansformationmistransformationneurotransformationphototransformation

Related forms transform

Common collocations

affine transformation Adjective + noun

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English transformacioun, from Middle French, from Ecclesiastical Latin trānsfōrmātiō. Morphologically transform + -ation.

transformacioun Middle English trānsfōrmātiō la-ecc

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Topics

Describing Qualities Cause, Change & Process

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# transformation

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B1
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˌtɹæns.fɔɹˈmeɪ.ʃən/
**IPA (UK):** /ˌtɹæns.fə(ɹ)ˈmeɪ.ʃən/
**Frequency rank:** 9569

## Meanings
1. A complete change in the appearance, character, or condition of someone or something, often for the better.
2. The act or process of changing form or shape.

## Examples
- The city has undergone a remarkable transformation in the last decade.
- The film shows the slow transformation of a boy into a man.

## Derived Forms
- agro-transformation
- autotransformation
- backtransformation
- biotransformation
- cotransformation
- cryotransformation
- detransformation
- electrotransformation
- mansformation
- mistransformation
- neurotransformation
- phototransformation

## Related Forms
- transform

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: transformacioun
- Root: trānsfōrmātiō

## Etymology
Inherited from Middle English transformacioun, from Middle French, from Ecclesiastical Latin trānsfōrmātiō. Morphologically transform + -ation.

## AI Etymology
Transformation is inherited from Middle English transformacioun, from Middle French, from Ecclesiastical Latin trānsfōrmātiō. Morphologically transform + -ation. The historical line also includes Middle English transformacioun, la-ecc trānsfōrmātiō. In present-day use, it can mean a complete change in the appearance, character, or condition of someone or something, often for the better, or the act or process of changing form or shape. Derived formations include agro-transformation, autotransformation, backtransformation, biotransformation, cotransformation, cryotransformation, detransformation, electrotransformation.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Cause, Change & Process

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