transformation |
a significant change in the form, structure, character, or nature of something or someone. [2 definitions] |
transformational grammar |
a system of grammar that accounts for sentence and phrase structures by applying a set of transformational rules to the basic structures of a language. |
transformative |
causing transformation. |
transformer |
a device that transfers electric current from one circuit or set of circuits to another, by means of electromagnetic induction and usu. for the purpose of changing voltage. [2 definitions] |
transfuse |
to transmit or impart, as by causing to flow or become diffused. [2 definitions] |
transfusion |
the act or process of transfusing, or the thing transfused. [2 definitions] |
transgender |
relating to or being a person whose gender identity differs from the sex which was assigned to them at birth. |
transgress |
to violate a law, religious commandment, or the like; commit a crime or sin. [3 definitions] |
transgression |
the act or an instance of transgressing; sin; crime; trespass. |
tranship |
variant of transship. |
transience |
the state or quality of being transient. |
transient |
brief in duration; transitory or temporary. [4 definitions] |
transistor |
a compact electronic device that uses semiconductors to regulate current flow and thus requires much less energy for operation than a vacuum tube. [2 definitions] |
transistorize |
to equip (a circuit or electronic device) with transistors. |
transit |
the act or process of passing over, across, or through; passage. [7 definitions] |
transit instrument |
a telescope mounted so that it can be rotated only along a longitudinal meridian, used to observe and measure the transit time of celestial bodies across that meridian. |
transition |
a process of changing from one position, stage, or situation to another. |
transitional |
of or pertaining to transition. |
transition element |
any chemical element, usu. metallic, characterized by a partially filled inner shell of electrons. |
transitive |
in grammar, indicating a verb that takes a direct object, such as "get". [3 definitions] |
transitive verb |
a verb that is followed by a stated direct object. In the sentence, "I teach math," the word "teach" is a transitive verb and "math" is the direct object. |