TRANSFORMS - Definition & Meaning for Kids

Meaning 1

Part of speech: Verb

change in outward structure or looks

Example: He transformed into a monster; The salesman metamorphosed into an ugly beetle

Meaning 2

Part of speech: Verb

increase or decrease (an alternating current or voltage)

Meaning 3

Part of speech: Verb

change (a bacterial cell) into a genetically distinct cell by the introduction of DNA from another cell of the same or closely related species

Meaning 4

Part of speech: Verb

convert (one form of energy) to another

Example: transform energy to light

Meaning 5

Part of speech: Verb

change or alter in form, appearance, or nature

Example: This experience transformed her completely; She transformed the clay into a beautiful sculpture; transubstantiate one element into another

Meaning 6

Part of speech: Verb

change from one form or medium into another

Example: Braque translated collage into oil

Meaning 7

Part of speech: Verb

subject to a mathematical transformation