transformation
/ˌtrænsfərˈmeɪʃən/
noun
- A complete or major change in the form, appearance, or character of something or someone.
- The transformation of the caterpillar into a butterfly is a fascinating natural process.
- The old factory underwent a remarkable transformation into a modern art museum.
- Her healthy diet and exercise routine led to an amazing physical transformation.
- In mathematics, a change in the position, size, or shape of a figure (such as a rotation, reflection, or translation).
- In geometry class, we learned how to perform a rotation transformation on a triangle.
- A translation transformation slides a shape without rotating or flipping it.
- The teacher asked us to apply a reflection transformation to the square across the y-axis.
- In linguistics, the process of changing a sentence from one structure to another (e.g., from active to passive voice).
- The transformation from active to passive voice changes the focus of the sentence.
- Students practiced the transformation of declarative sentences into questions.
- A simple transformation can turn 'The cat chased the mouse' into 'The mouse was chased by the cat.'
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