1. Changement.
2. Modification. Les transformations d'un corps chimique.
3. Aménagement. La transformation d'un appartement.
ETYM French change, from changer. Related to Change.
1. A thing that is different.
2. A relational difference between states; especially between states before and after some event.
3. An event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another; SYN. alteration, modification.
4. The act of changing something.
5. The result of alteration or modification.
6. A different or fresh set of clothes.
ETYM Latin transformatio: cf. transformation.
In mathematics, a mapping or function, especially one which causes a change of shape or position in a geometric figure. Reflection, rotation, enlargement, and translation are the main geometrical transformations.
1. A function that changes the position or direction of the axes of a coordinate system.
2. A qualitative change; SYN. transmutation, shift.
3. The act of transforming; SYN. translation.