transform

Everyday

1. To transform something is to change it completely, often making it better: the garden was transformed. tree →
2. To transform is to change from one form or shape into another: a caterpillar transforms into a butterfly. tree →
3. (maths) To transform a shape is to move or change it by a translation, reflection, rotation or enlargement. tree →
4. (science) To transform energy is to change it from one type into another. tree →

In the lessons

Science: metamorphosis — tadpoles transform into frogs; energy is transformed (e.g. a battery's chemical energy into light in a torch). Maths: transformations of shapes on a grid. Stories: magical transformations (a frog into a prince, Cinderella's pumpkin into a coach). Everyday: «The new playground transformed our school».

Examples

• The caterpillar transformed into a butterfly. tree →
• The new paint transformed my bedroom. tree →
• Reflect the triangle to transform it. tree →
• A solar panel transforms light into electricity. tree →
• In the story, the frog transformed into a prince. tree →
• Learning to read transformed her life. tree →
• Rotation and translation are ways to transform a shape. tree →
• He had dreamt that the Princess was being carried off from him, and, transforming himself into an eagle, he flew to the palace. tree →

Note

Noun: transformation; person or thing that transforms: transformer (also a device that changes voltage). In maths, translation and rotation keep the same shape and size; enlargement changes the size.

In Jewish tradition

Interpretation: In the Sefer Yetzirah God changes and combines the letters to make all things, so letters are said to transform matter and words. In the primary lessons: Science: metamorphosis — tadpoles transform into frogs; energy is transformed (e.g. a battery's chemical energy into light in a torch). Maths: transformations of shapes on a grid. Stories: magical transformations (a frog into a prince, Cinderella's pumpkin into a coach). Everyday: «The new playground transformed our school».

Examples

• This is a cipher: observing, transforming, making all matter and all words one name. (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation) tree →

Note

Noun: transformation; person or thing that transforms: transformer (also a device that changes voltage). In maths, translation and rotation keep the same shape and size; enlargement changes the size.