TRANSFORM


Meaning of TRANSFORM in English

v. & n.

--v.

1. a tr. make a thorough or dramatic change in the form, outward appearance, character, etc., of. b intr. (often foll. by into, to) undergo such a change.

2 tr. Electr. change the voltage etc. of (a current).

3 tr. Math. change (a mathematical entity) by transformation.

--n. Math. & Linguistics the product of a transformation.

Derivatives:

transformable adj. transformative adj.

Etymology: ME f. OF transformer or L transformare (as TRANS-, FORM)

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.