transformer
noun
/tɹænsˈfɔɹmɚ/
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/tɹænsˈfɔːmə/
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- Something that transforms, changing its own or another thing's shape.
- (electrical engineering) A static device that transfers electric energy from one circuit to another by magnetic coupling. Their main use is to transfer energy between different voltage levels, which allows choosing most appropriate voltage for power generation, transmission and distribution separately.
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transformation
noun
/ˌtɹæns.fɔɹˈmeɪ.ʃən/
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/ˌtɹæns.fə(ɹ)ˈmeɪ.ʃən/
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/ˌtɹæns.fɚˈmeɪ.ʃən/
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- The act of transforming or the state of being transformed.
- (mathematics) The replacement of the variables in an algebraic expression by their values in terms of another set of variables; a mapping of one space onto another or onto itself; a function that changes the position or direction of the axes of a coordinate system.
- (genetics) The alteration of a bacterial cell caused by the transfer of DNA from another, especially if pathogenic.
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transform
verb
/tɹænsˈfɔɹm/
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/tɹænsˈfɔːm/
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/tɹɑːnsˈfɔːm/
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- (transitive) To change greatly the appearance or form of.
- (transitive) To change the nature, condition or function of; to change in nature, disposition, heart, character, etc.; to convert.
- (transitive, mathematics) To subject to a transformation; to change into another form without altering the value.
- (transitive, electricity) To subject to the action of a transformer.
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transformative
adjective
/trɑːnsˈfɔːmətɪv/
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/tɹæns-/
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[-ɾɪv]
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- That causes a transformation; causing a notable and lasting change
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transform
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/tɹænsˈfɔɹm/
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- (analysis) An operation (often an integration) that converts one function into another.
- (by extension) A function so produced.
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transformée
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transformism
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- (evolutionary theory) The doctrine that living organisms have evolved from previously existing forms of living matter.
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transformisme
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