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transfiguration vs transformation

transformation vs transfiguration

transfiguration and transformation both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
transfiguration Yes No No No
transformation Yes No No No
As nouns, transformation is a hypernym of transfiguration; that is, transformation is a word with a broader meaning than transfiguration:
  • transfiguration: the act of transforming so as to exalt or glorify
  • transformation: the act of changing in form or shape or appearance
Other hypernyms of transfiguration include translation.
transfiguration (noun) transformation (noun)
the act of transforming so as to exalt or glorify the act of changing in form or shape or appearance
a striking change in appearance or character or circumstances (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
a qualitative change
(mathematics) a function that changes the position or direction of the axes of a coordinate system
Difference between transfiguration and transformation

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