noun · verb · 16 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Pronunciation
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UK:trănsʹfôm
UK:tränsʹfôm
UK:/ˈtɹænsfɔːm/
UK:/ˈtɹɑːnsfɔːm/
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US:trănsʹfôrm
US:/ˈtɹænsfɔɹm/
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rhymes with -ɔː(ɹ)m
UK:trănsfômʹ
UK:tränsfômʹ
UK:/tɹænsˈfɔːm/
UK:/tɹɑːnsˈfɔːm/
US:trănsfôrmʹ
US:/tɹænsˈfɔɹm/
CMU ARPABET:T R AE0 N S F AO1 R M
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
CMU ARPABET 2:T R AE1 N S F AO0 R M
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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noun
Meaning 1
An operation (often an integration) that converts one function into another.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: change, alter, modify
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *terh2-der. 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”).
Across languages
Translations
188 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
تحويل
(tḥwil)
— operation that converts a function
Arabic:
طرانسفورماسيون
(transfurmasyun)
— operation that converts a function
Bulgarian:
трансформация
(transformacija)
— operation that converts a function
Caló:
transformada
— operation that converts a function
Catalan:
transformada
— operation that converts a function
Chinese Mandarin:
变换
(biànhuàn)
— operation that converts a function
French:
transformée
— operation that converts a function
Galician:
transformada
— operation that converts a function
Hebrew:
התמרה
(hatmara)
— operation that converts a function
Italian:
trasformata
— operation that converts a function
Japanese:
変換
(henkan)
— operation that converts a function
Ladino:
transformada
— operation that converts a function
Latin:
transformatio
— operation that converts a function
Portuguese:
transformada
— operation that converts a function
Sindhi:
ٽرانسفارميشن
(transformation)
— operation that converts a function
Spanish:
transformada
— operation that converts a function
Arabic:
تحويل
(tḥwil)
— function so produced
Caló:
transformada
— function so produced
Chinese Mandarin:
变换式
(biànhuànshì)
— function so produced
French:
transformée
— function so produced
Hebrew:
התמרה
(hatmara)
— function so produced
Italian:
trasformata
— function so produced
Japanese:
変換
(henkan)
— function so produced
Ladino:
transformada
— function so produced
Latin:
functio transformata
— function so produced
Portuguese:
transformada
— function so produced
Spanish:
transformada
— function so produced
Afrikaans:
transformeer
— change greatly the appearance or form of
Arabic:
تَحَوَّلَ
(taḥawwala)
— change greatly the appearance or form of
Arabic:
مَسَخَ
(masaḵa)
— change greatly the appearance or form of
Arabic:
بدل
(beddel)
— change greatly the appearance or form of
Arabic:
حول
(ḥuwwel)
— change greatly the appearance or form of
Armenian:
վերածել
(veracel)
— change greatly the appearance or form of
Bulgarian:
преобразу́вам
(preobrazúvam)
— change greatly the appearance or form of
Caló:
transformar
— change greatly the appearance or form of
Catalan:
transformar
— change greatly the appearance or form of
Chinese Mandarin:
變換 /变换
(biànhuàn)
— change greatly the appearance or form of
Chinese Mandarin:
變形 /变形
(biànxíng)
— change greatly the appearance or form of
Czech:
proměnit
— change greatly the appearance or form of
Danish:
transformere
— change greatly the appearance or form of
Danish:
omdanne
— change greatly the appearance or form of
Esperanto:
transformi
— change greatly the appearance or form of
Esperanto:
aliformi
— change greatly the appearance or form of
Esperanto:
aliformigi
— change greatly the appearance or form of
Finnish:
muuttaa täysin
— change greatly the appearance or form of
French:
transformer
— change greatly the appearance or form of
Friulian:
transformâ
— change greatly the appearance or form of
Friulian:
stramudâ
— change greatly the appearance or form of
Galician:
transformar
— change greatly the appearance or form of
German:
verwandeln
— change greatly the appearance or form of
German:
transformieren
— change greatly the appearance or form of
Gothic:
𐌲𐌰𐌲𐌰𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌺𐍉𐌽
(gagaleikōn)
— change greatly the appearance or form of
Greek:
μεταμορφώνω
(metamorfóno)
— change greatly the appearance or form of
Ancient Greek:
μεταμορφόω
(metamorphóō)
— change greatly the appearance or form of
Ido:
transformar
— change greatly the appearance or form of
Italian:
trasformare
— change greatly the appearance or form of
Italian:
modificare
— change greatly the appearance or form of
Japanese:
変形する
(henkei suru)
— change greatly the appearance or form of
Japanese:
変換する
(henkan suru)
— change greatly the appearance or form of
Korean:
변형시키다
(byeonhyeongsikida)
— change greatly the appearance or form of
Korean:
변형하다
(byeonhyeonghada)
— change greatly the appearance or form of
Central Kurdish:
ھەڵگەڕان
(hellgerran)
— change greatly the appearance or form of
Ladino:
transformar
— change greatly the appearance or form of
Latin:
transfiguro
— change greatly the appearance or form of
Latin:
muto
— change greatly the appearance or form of
Latin:
perforo
— change greatly the appearance or form of
Latin:
transformo
— change greatly the appearance or form of
Latin:
immuto
— change greatly the appearance or form of
Māori:
whakaahua
— change greatly the appearance or form of
Māori:
whakaahuakē
— change greatly the appearance or form of
Māori:
whakaumu
— change greatly the appearance or form of
Persian:
ترادیسیدن
(tarâdisidan)
— change greatly the appearance or form of
Polish:
przekształcać
— change greatly the appearance or form of
Polish:
przemieniać
— change greatly the appearance or form of
Polish:
przeobrażać
— change greatly the appearance or form of
Polish:
transformować
— change greatly the appearance or form of
Polish:
przeistaczać
— change greatly the appearance or form of
Portuguese:
transformar
— change greatly the appearance or form of
Romanian:
transforma
— change greatly the appearance or form of
Russian:
преобража́ть
(preobražátʹ)
— change greatly the appearance or form of
Russian:
преобрази́ть
(preobrazítʹ)
— change greatly the appearance or form of
Russian:
трансформи́ровать
(transformírovatʹ)
— change greatly the appearance or form of
Russian:
превраща́ть
(prevraščátʹ)
— change greatly the appearance or form of
Russian:
преврати́ть
(prevratítʹ)
— change greatly the appearance or form of
Sicilian:
strafurmari
— change greatly the appearance or form of
Sindhi:
بدلائڻ
(badla'inu)
— change greatly the appearance or form of
Spanish:
trasformar
— change greatly the appearance or form of
Spanish:
transformar
— change greatly the appearance or form of
Swedish:
omvandla
— change greatly the appearance or form of
Swedish:
transformera
— change greatly the appearance or form of
Tagalog:
isaanyo
— change greatly the appearance or form of
Arabic:
بدلائڻ
(ḥuwwel)
— change the nature, condition or function of
Bulgarian:
превръщам
(prevrǎštam)
— change the nature, condition or function of
Caló:
transformar
— change the nature, condition or function of
Chinese Mandarin:
改变
(gǎibiàn)
— change the nature, condition or function of
Chinese Mandarin:
转化
(zhuǎnhuà)
— change the nature, condition or function of
Esperanto:
transformi
— change the nature, condition or function of
Esperanto:
aliformi
— change the nature, condition or function of
Esperanto:
aliformigi
— change the nature, condition or function of
Finnish:
muuntaa
— change the nature, condition or function of
Finnish:
muuttaa
— change the nature, condition or function of
French:
transformer
— change the nature, condition or function of
German:
umwandeln
— change the nature, condition or function of
Hebrew:
לשנות
(leshanot)
— change the nature, condition or function of
Italian:
trasformare
— change the nature, condition or function of
Japanese:
変質する
(henshitsu suru)
— change the nature, condition or function of
Ladino:
transformar
— change the nature, condition or function of
Latin:
muto
— change the nature, condition or function of
Latin:
perforo
— change the nature, condition or function of
Māori:
whakaahua
— change the nature, condition or function of
Māori:
whakaahuakē
— change the nature, condition or function of
Portuguese:
transformar
— change the nature, condition or function of
Romanian:
transforma
— change the nature, condition or function of
Russian:
видоизменя́ть
(vidoizmenjátʹ)
— change the nature, condition or function of
Russian:
видоизмени́ть
(vidoizmenítʹ)
— change the nature, condition or function of
Sindhi:
تبديل ڪرڻ
(tabdeel karanu)
— change the nature, condition or function of
Spanish:
transformar
— change the nature, condition or function of
Arabic:
حول
(ḥuwwel)
— in mathematics: subject to a transformation
Arabic:
طرانسفورمي
(transfurmi)
— in mathematics: subject to a transformation
Bulgarian:
превръщам
(prevrǎštam)
— in mathematics: subject to a transformation
Caló:
transformar
— in mathematics: subject to a transformation
Chinese Mandarin:
变换
(biànhuàn)
— in mathematics: subject to a transformation
Finnish:
muuntaa
— in mathematics: subject to a transformation
French:
transformer
— in mathematics: subject to a transformation
German:
transformieren
— in mathematics: subject to a transformation
Hebrew:
להתמיר
(lehatmir)
— in mathematics: subject to a transformation
Italian:
trasformare
— in mathematics: subject to a transformation
Japanese:
変換する
(henkan suru)
— in mathematics: subject to a transformation
Ladino:
transformar
— in mathematics: subject to a transformation
Latin:
muto
— in mathematics: subject to a transformation
Latin:
perforo
— in mathematics: subject to a transformation
Romanian:
transforma
— in mathematics: subject to a transformation
Sindhi:
ٽرانسفار ڪرڻ
— in mathematics: subject to a transformation
Spanish:
transformar
— in mathematics: subject to a transformation
Arabic:
طرانسفورما
(transfurma)
— in electricity: subject to the action of a transformer
Bulgarian:
трансформирам
(transformiram)
— in electricity: subject to the action of a transformer
Caló:
transformar
— in electricity: subject to the action of a transformer
Finnish:
muuntaa
— in electricity: subject to the action of a transformer
French:
transformer
— in electricity: subject to the action of a transformer
German:
transformieren
— in electricity: subject to the action of a transformer
Greek:
μετασχηματίζω
(metaschimatízo)
— in electricity: subject to the action of a transformer
Hebrew:
להשניק
(lehashnik)
— in electricity: subject to the action of a transformer
Hebrew:
להתמיר
(lehatmir)
— in electricity: subject to the action of a transformer
Italian:
trasformare
— in electricity: subject to the action of a transformer
Japanese:
変換する
(henkan suru)
— in electricity: subject to the action of a transformer
Ladino:
transformar
— in electricity: subject to the action of a transformer
Latin:
muto
— in electricity: subject to the action of a transformer
Latin:
perforo
— in electricity: subject to the action of a transformer
Romanian:
transforma
— in electricity: subject to the action of a transformer
Russian:
преобразо́вывать
(preobrazóvyvatʹ)
— in electricity: subject to the action of a transformer
Russian:
преобразова́ть
(preobrazovátʹ)
— in electricity: subject to the action of a transformer
Sindhi:
ٽرانسفارم ڪرڻ
— in electricity: subject to the action of a transformer
Spanish:
transformar
— in electricity: subject to the action of a transformer
Arabic:
حول
(ḥuwwel)
— in genetics: subject (a cell) to transformation
Caló:
transformar
— in genetics: subject (a cell) to transformation
Chinese Mandarin:
转化
(zhuǎnhuà)
— in genetics: subject (a cell) to transformation
French:
transformer
— in genetics: subject (a cell) to transformation
German:
transformieren
— in genetics: subject (a cell) to transformation
Hebrew:
להתמיר
(lehatmir)
— in genetics: subject (a cell) to transformation
Japanese:
変態する
(hentai suru)
— in genetics: subject (a cell) to transformation
Ladino:
transformar
— in genetics: subject (a cell) to transformation
Latin:
muto
— in genetics: subject (a cell) to transformation
Latin:
perforo
— in genetics: subject (a cell) to transformation
Sindhi:
ٽرانسفارم ڪرڻ
— in genetics: subject (a cell) to transformation
Spanish:
transformar
— in genetics: subject (a cell) to transformation
Arabic:
تحول
(tḥuwwel)
— undergo a transformation
Bulgarian:
превръщам се
(prevrǎštam se)
— undergo a transformation
Caló:
transformarse
— undergo a transformation
Chinese Mandarin:
转变
(zhuǎnbiàn)
— undergo a transformation
Esperanto:
aliformiĝi
— undergo a transformation
Esperanto:
aliiĝi
— undergo a transformation
Esperanto:
transformiĝi
— undergo a transformation
Esperanto:
evolui
— undergo a transformation
Finnish:
muuntua
— undergo a transformation
Finnish:
muuttua
— undergo a transformation
Finnish:
muuntautua
— undergo a transformation
French:
se transformer
— undergo a transformation
Hebrew:
להשתנות
(lehishtanot)
— undergo a transformation
Italian:
trasformarsi
— undergo a transformation
Japanese:
変化する
(henka suru)
— undergo a transformation
Ladino:
transformarse
— undergo a transformation
Latin:
mutor
— undergo a transformation
Latin:
perforor
— undergo a transformation
Latin:
transfiguro
— undergo a transformation
Sindhi:
تبديل ٿيڻ
(tabdeel thinu)
— undergo a transformation
Spanish:
transformarse
— undergo a transformation
Spanish:
trasformarse
— undergo a transformation
Ottoman Turkish:
دونمك
(dönmek)
— undergo a transformation