Trans"flux (?), n. [Pref. trans- + flux.] A flowing through, across, or
beyond. [R.]
Trans"fo*rate (?), v. t. [L. transforatus, p. p. of transforare to
pierce through; trans through + forare to bore.] To bore through; to
perforate. [Obs.]
Trans*form" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Transformed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Transforming.] [L. transformare, transformatum; trans across, over +
formare to from: cf. F. transformer. See Form, v. t.] 1. To change the
form of; to change in shape or appearance; to metamorphose; as, a
caterpillar is ultimately transformed into a butterfly.
Love may transform me to an oyster.
Shak.
2. To change into another substance; to transmute; as, the alchemists
sought to transform lead into gold.
3. To change in nature, disposition, heart, character, or the like; to
convert.
Be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind.
Rom. xii. 2.
4. (Math.) To change, as an algebraic expression or geometrical figure,
into another from without altering its value.