transform
IPA: trænsfˈɔrm
noun
- (mathematical analysis) An operation (often an integration) that converts one function into another.
- (by extension) A function so produced.
- (geology, seismology) A transform fault.
verb
- (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.
- (transitive, genetics) To subject (a cell) to transformation.
- (intransitive) To undergo a transformation; to change in appearance or character.
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Examples of "transform" in Sentences
- The Fourier transform is also named in his honour.
- I transform from a rock into an arrow pointed down.
- MC: You've had roughly a half-year to see the wonders of a Pulitzer win transform your life.
- That means it had to transform from a KITT, driving on the ground, to hit speeds of 150 miles an hour in the air.
- Watching them transform from a start-up company to the present day publishing beast has been nothing if not inspiring.
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