Definition of transformation:

• the act of changing in form or shape or appearance; " a photograph is a translation of a scene onto a two- dimensional surface"
• ( genetics) modification of a cell or bacterium by the uptake and incorporation of exogenous DNA
• a rule describing the conversion of one syntactic structure into another related syntactic structure
• The act of transforming, or the state of being transformed; change of form or condition.
• Any change in an organism which alters its general character and mode of life, as in the development of the germ into the embryo, the egg into the animal, the larva into the insect ( metamorphosis), etc.; also, the change which the histological units of a tissue are prone to undergo. See Metamorphosis.
• Change of one from of material into another, as in assimilation; metabolism; metamorphosis.
• The imagined possible or actual change of one metal into another; transmutation.
• A change in disposition, heart, character, or the like; conversion.
• The act of changing the appearance of; the state of being changed in appearance, character, etc.
• Perforation of the base of the feta skull in craniotomy.
• 1. Metamorphosis, change of form and shape. 2. A change of one tissue into another as cartilage into bone. 3. Degeneration.
• Structural change.
• Change of form or substance.
• The act or operation of transforming; metamorphosis; transmutation; transubstantiation; a change of heart in man.
• Change of form, as in metamorphosis ; metabolism.
• [ Latin] Change of form, as in metamorphosis( zool.); metabolism( phys.).

Usage examples for transformation

1. Gabriel could follow this slow transformation with his mind's eye as he studied the building, discovering the various signs of its evolution.  The Shadow of the Cathedral by Vicente Blasco Ibañez

2. Building genuine political power, however, is producing results now and promises to create more social transformation in the immediate future.  The Black Experience in America The Immigrant Heritage of America by Norman Coombs

3. I believe that Ulster Unionists do not realize either the beneficent transformation which will follow a change from sentimental to practical politics in Ireland, as it has followed a similar change in every other country in the Empire, or the enormous weight which their own fine qualities and strong economic position will give them in the settlement of Irish questions.  The Framework of Home Rule by Erskine Childers

4. I had previously arranged a screen before the outer door, so that the servant who would show up Mr. Sims might not look in and remark my latest transformation.  First Person Paramount by Ambrose Pratt