Trăns-for-mā'tion, n.

n. [Fr. transformation, Sp. transformacion, trasformacion, It. transformazione, trasformazione, Lat. transformatio.] The act of transforming, or the state of being transformed; change of form or condition; as, (a.) Change of form in insects, as from a caterpillar to a butterfly; metamorphosis. (b.) The change of one metal into another, as of copper or tin into gold; transmutation. (c.) The change of the soul into a divine substance, as among the mystics. (d.) Transubstantiation. (e.) (Theol.) Conversion from sinfulness to holy obedience. (f.) (Math.) The change, as of an equation or other expression, or any quantity, into another form without altering the value.