transformation vs transform

transformation is a noun but transform is not a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
transformation	Yes	No	No	No
transform	No	No	Yes	No

transformation (noun)	transform (noun)
the act of changing in form or shape or appearance
(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

transformation (verb)	transform (verb)
	change or alter in form, appearance, or nature
	change from one form or medium into another
	subject to a mathematical transformation
	change in outward structure or looks
	increase or decrease (an alternating current or voltage)
	change (a bacterial cell) into a genetically distinct cell by the introduction of DNA from another cell of the same or closely related species
	convert (one form of energy) to another