· a qualitative change
Synonym(s): transmutation, shift
Hypernym(s): change, alteration, modification
· (mathematics) a function that changes the position or direction of the axes of a coordinate system
Hypernym(s): function, mathematical_function, single-valued_function, map, mapping
· a rule describing the conversion of one syntactic structure into another related syntactic structure
Hypernym(s): grammatical_rule, rule_of_grammar
· (genetics) modification of a cell or bacterium by the uptake and incorporation of exogenous DNA
Hypernym(s): change_of_integrity
· the act of changing in form or shape or appearance; "a photograph is a translation of a scene onto a two-dimensional surface"
Synonym(s): translation
Hypernym(s): change_of_integrity