transform

UK
/trænsˈfɔːm/
US
/trænsˈfɔrm/

Translations

transformverb
transformed
Past Simple
transformed
Past Participle
transforming
Gerund
UK
/trænsˈfɔːm/
US
/trænsˈfɔrm/
The caterpillar will transform into a butterfly.
La chenille se transformera en papillon.
Additional translations
transformerEn mathématiques et en traitement du signal.
transformnoun
transforms
pl
UK
/trænˈsfɔːm/
US
/trænˈsfɔrm/
transforméeEn mathématiques et en traitement du signal.
The Fourier transform is used to analyze the frequencies contained in a signal.
La transformée de Fourier est utilisée pour analyser les fréquences contenues dans un signal.
The caterpillar undergoes a transform into a butterfly.
La chenille subit une transformation en papillon.
Synonyms
Antonyms
inverse transform
original function
transformadjective
Used attributively in technical contexts (e.g., "transform domain").
Additional translations
transforméAu sens technique, pour ce qui relève d’une transformation.

Definitions

transformverb
To change in form, appearance, or structure.
The caterpillar will transform into a butterfly.
To change the nature, function, or condition of something.
The new policy aims to transform the education system.
To convert one form of energy to another.
The solar panels transform sunlight into electricity.
To subject (a mathematical entity) to a transformation, especially changing coordinates or applying an integral transform.
We transform the function f(t) using the Laplace transform.
transformnoun
A mathematical function that changes a set of data or a geometric figure into another set or figure.
The Fourier transform is used to analyze the frequencies contained in a signal.
A component or matrix associated with a 3D object that stores and controls its spatial data: position, rotation, and scale within the virtual world.
Every GameObject in Unity automatically has a transform attached to it, which dictates where it is located in the world.
In generative or transformational grammar (pioneered by Noam Chomsky), a surface-level sentence structure derived by applying specific rules or transformations to a deeper, underlying core structure.
An interrogative sentence like "What did you see?" is a transform of the underlying declarative structure.
transformadjective
Relating to or based on a transform or transformation, especially in mathematics or signal processing.
Transform methods are fundamental in image compression.