<B>transformation, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>the act or process of transforming or state of being transformed. <BR> <I>Ex. the transformation of a caterpillar into a butterfly, the transformation of a thief into an honest man.</I> (SYN) metamorphosis. <DD><B> 2. </B>(Mathematics.) <DD><B> a. </B>the operation of changing a figure, term, or the like to another differing in form but having the same value or quantity. <DD><B> b. </B>the result of such an operation; transform. <DD><B> 3. </B>(Linguistics.) the rearrangement of the elements of a sentence to produce an equivalent or more complex sentence. (Example:) John hit him. He was hit by John. Has John been hitting him? <DD><B> 4. </B>a form of genetic transmission in which DNA passes out of a cell into the chromosome of another. <BR> <I>Ex. In bacterial transformation a bit of DNA penetrates the boundary of a bacterial cell and becomes incorporated into the cell's genetic apparatus (Scientific American).</I> <DD><B> 5. </B>a wig worn by women. </DL>
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<B>transformational, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Linguistics.) having to do with or using transformations. <BR> <I>Ex. transformational rules.</I> </DL>
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<B>transformational grammar,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a grammatical system in which sentence structures are derived by transformation. <BR> <I>Ex. Transformational grammar [assures] that language consists of irreducible kernel utterances, plus transformational laws, plus lexicon (Harper's).</I> </DL>
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<B>transformationalism, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the linguistic theory or study concerned with transformations and transformational grammar. </DL>
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<B>transformationalist, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a follower or advocate of transformationalism. <BR> <I>Ex. The school of transformationalists contends that language is an innate, instinctively acquired facility; the study of it should start with sentences, then try to discern the rules by which a sentence conveys its meaning (Time).</I> </DL>
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<B>transformative, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> tending or serving to transform. </DL>
<A NAME="transformer">
<B>transformer, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a person or thing that transforms. <DD><B> 2. </B>a device for changing an alternating electric current into one of higher or lower voltage by electromagnetic induction. The first is called a step-up transformer, and the second a step-down transformer. </DL>
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<B>transform fault,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> (Geology.) a deep fault forming a steplike pattern on the edge of a plate and indicating the path of the plate. </DL>
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<B>transformism, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Biology.) <DD><B> 1. </B>the doctrine that species transform into other species by descent with modification through many generations. <DD><B> 2. </B>such transformation itself. <DD><B> 3. </B>the doctrine of evolution of species. </DL>
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<B>transformist, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> an advocate of transformism. </DL>
<B>transfuse, </B>transitive verb, <B>-fused,</B> <B>-fusing.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>to pour (a liquid) from one container into another. <DD><B> 2. </B>to transfer (blood) from the veins of one person or animal to those of another. <DD><B> 3. </B>to inject (a solution) into a blood vessel. <DD><B> 4. </B>(Figurative.) to infuse; instill. <BR> <I>Ex. The speaker transfused his enthusiasm into the audience.</I> noun <B>transfuser.</B> </DL>
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<B>transfusible, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> that can be transfused. </DL>
<A NAME="transfusion">
<B>transfusion, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>the act or fact of causing to pass from one container or holder to another. <DD><B> 2. </B>the transfer of blood from one person or animal to another. <BR> <I>Ex. The injured man had lost so much blood that he needed an immediate transfusion.</I> </DL>
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<B>transfusion cell,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a thin-walled plant cell that permits the passage of water to adjacent tissues. </DL>
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<B>transgenic, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> of, produced by, or containing genes transferred from one species to another by means of genetic engineering. <BR> <I>Ex. Another very promising tool in molecular genetics is a ... technique that leads to the creation of transgenic mice: mice that contain single genes or groups of genes from humans (Scientific American).</I> </DL>
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<B>transgress, </B>intransitive verb.<DL COMPACT><DD> to break a law or command; sin (against). (SYN) trespass, offend. <DD><I>v.t. </I> <B>1. </B>to go contrary to; sin against. (SYN) violate, break. <DD><B> 2. </B>to go or pass beyond (a limit or bound); exceed. <BR> <I>Ex. His manners transgressed the bounds of good taste.</I> </DL>
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<B>transgression, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>the act of transgressing; breaking a law, command, or duty; sin. <BR> <I>Ex. a transgression of a law, to commit a grave transgression.</I> (SYN) violation, offense, fault, misdeed, trespass. <DD><B> 2. </B>(Geology.) the spread of the sea over the land along a subsiding shoreline, producing an overlap by deposition of new strata upon old. </DL>
<B>transhumance, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the seasonal migration under the care of shepherds of herds and flocks between regions of different climates. </DL>
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<B>transhumant, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> migrating between regions of different climates. <BR> <I>Ex. transhumant flocks.</I> </DL>
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<B>transience, </B>noun. =transiency.</DL>
<A NAME="transiency">
<B>transiency, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the quality or condition of being transient; transitoriness. <BR> <I>Ex. Oliver ... didn't love life, because he hadn't the animal Epicurean faculty of enjoying it in its arbitrariness and transiency (Atlantic).</I> </DL>
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<B>transient, </B>adjective, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>adj. </I> <B>1. </B>passing quickly or soon; not lasting; fleeting. <BR> <I>Ex. Joy and sorrow are often transient.</I> (SYN) transitory, evanescent, momentary, ephemeral. <DD><B> 2a. </B>passing through and not staying long. <BR> <I>Ex. a transient guest in a hotel.</I> <DD><B> b. </B>(U.S.) serving transient guests or customers. <BR> <I>Ex. a transient hotel.</I> <DD><B> 3. </B>(Music.) introduced in passing but not necessary to the harmony. <BR> <I>Ex. a transient modulation.</I> <DD><B> 4. </B><B>=transeunt.</B> <DD><I>noun </I> <B>1. </B>a visitor, boarder, customer, or student, who stays for a short time or a customer who does not return. <BR> <I>Ex. This hotel does not accept transients.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>(Electronics.) <DD><B> a. </B>a sudden surge of voltage or current, especially in a system of sound amplification or reproduction. <DD><B> b. </B>a sudden sound of short duration resulting from or accompanying such a surge. adv. <B>transiently.</B> noun <B>transientness.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="transilience">
<B>transilience, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> an abrupt passing from one thing to another. </DL>
<A NAME="transilient">
<B>transilient, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> leaping or passing from one thing or condition to another. </DL>
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<B>transilluminate, </B>transitive verb, <B>-nated,</B> <B>-nating.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> to cause light to pass through (an organ or part) for medical diagnosis. </DL>
<A NAME="transillumination">
<B>transillumination, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the act or process of transilluminating. </DL>
<A NAME="transilluminator">
<B>transilluminator, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a device used to transilluminate a part of the body. </DL>
<A NAME="transire">
<B>transire, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a permit issued by a custom house to let merchandise pass through the port. </DL>
<A NAME="transisonde">
<B>transisonde, </B>noun. =transosonde.</DL>
<A NAME="transisthmian">
<B>transisthmian, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> passing or extending across an isthmus. </DL>
