transformation
trans fer may shuhn
- n a qualitative change
- n (mathematics) a function that changes the position or direction of the axes of a coordinate system
- n a rule describing the conversion of one syntactic structure into another related syntactic structure
- n (genetics) modification of a cell or bacterium by the uptake and incorporation of exogenous DNA
- n the act of changing in form or shape or appearance
- Richard Nixon practically perfected the transformation in 1968, initially building his "silent majority" of conservatives freaked out by hippie war protesters and inner-city riots .
- But democratic transformation for us is not mimicking some facets of Western governance.
- Widely cited in medical and social-science textbooks, the baby's transformation helped pediatricians confidently advise other parents facing similar circumstances to rear their .