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transformation vs transmogrification

transmogrification vs transformation

transformation and transmogrification both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
transformation Yes No No No
transmogrification Yes No No No
As nouns, transmogrification is a hyponym of transformation; that is, transmogrification is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than transformation:
  • transformation: the act of changing in form or shape or appearance
  • transmogrification: the act of changing into a different form or appearance (especially a fantastic or grotesque one)
Other hyponyms of transformation include permutation, alteration, revision, transfiguration, metamorphosis.
transformation (noun) transmogrification (noun)
the act of changing in form or shape or appearance the act of changing into a different form or appearance (especially a fantastic or grotesque one)
(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 transformation and transmogrification

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