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The act of transforming, or the state of being transformed; change of form or condition. Specifically: --(a) (Biol.)

Transformation into the form of a human being.

world to the service of God; a change of the ruling disposition of the soul, involving a transformation of the outward life. He oft Frequented their assemblies, . . . and to them preached Conversion and repentance, as to souls In prison under judgments imminent. Milton.

Transformation; change of shape.

or of the body as a whole. Degradation of energy, or Dissipation of energy (Physics), the transformation of energy into some form in which it is less available for doing work.

ce of mint, and the like. The . . . word essence . . . scarcely underwent a more complete transformation when from being the abstract of the verb "to be," it came to denote something sufficiently concrete to be inclosed in a glass bottle. J. S. Mill.

The transformation of a portion of a fluid into vapor, in order to obtain the fixed matter contained in it in a state of greater consistence.

an effervescent change, as by the action of yeast; in a wider sense (Physiol. Chem.), the transformation of an organic substance into new compounds by the action of a ferment, either formed or unorganized. It differs in kind according to the nature of the ferment which causes it.

An increase in the ratio of transformation of an alternating current converter, accompanied by other changes in electrical conditions, occurring when the secondary of the converter is connected with a condenser of moderate capacity; -- so called because first observed in connection with the Ferranti cables in London.…

The transformation of venous arterial blood by respiration; hematosis.

Relating to heterogenesis; as, heterogenetic transformations.

icients of one or more forms, which remains unaltered, when these undergo suitable linear transformations. J. J. Sylvester.

A peculiar method of transformation, in which a figure is replaced by its inverse figure. Propositions that are true for the original figure thus furnish new propositions that are true in the inverse figure. See Inverse figures, under Inverse.

, a problem which may be solved geometrically by the use of right lines alone. -- Linear transformation (Alg.), a change of variables where each variable is replaced by a function of the first degree in the new variable.

Change of form, or structure; transformation.

Change of form; transformation.

Something to be done; some transformation to be made upon quantities, the transformation being indicated either by rules or symbols.

Of or pertaining to Proteus; characteristic of Proteus. " Protean transformations." Cudworth.

The act of transmogrifying, or the state of being transmogrified; transformation. [Colloq.] Clive, who wrote me about the transmogrification of our schoolfellow, an attorney's son. Thackeray.

A change of form, direction, or the like; transformation; conversion; turning. The version of air into water. Bacon.