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Metamorphosis

Change of form, or structure; transformation.

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Alteration 76% connected

The act of altering or making different.

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Revision 76% connected

The act of revising; reexamination for correction; review; as, the revision of a book or writing, or of a proof sheet; a revision of statutes.

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Transformation 76% connected

The act of transforming, or the state of being transformed; change of form or condition.

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Translation 76% connected

The act of translating, removing, or transferring; removal; also, the state of being translated or removed; as, the translation of Enoch; the transla…

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Metabolic 74% connected

Of or pertaining to metamorphosis; pertaining to, or involving, change.

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Metabolic 74% connected

Of or pertaining to metamorphosis; pertaining to, or involving, change.

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Transfigure 74% connected

To change the outward form or appearance of; to metamorphose; to transform.

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Transfigure 74% connected

To change the outward form or appearance of; to metamorphose; to transform.

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Metabolism 92% connected

The act or process, by which living tissues or cells take up and convert into their own proper substance the nutritive material brought to them by th…

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Coarctation noun · 78% connection

(biology) a narrowing or constriction of a vessel or canal; especially a congenital narrowing of the aorta

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Adaptation noun · 78% connection

a written work (as a novel) that has been recast in a new form; "the play is an adaptation of a short novel"

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Adoption noun · 78% connection

the appropriation (of ideas or words etc.) from another source; "the borrowing of ancient motifs was very apparent"

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Arrangement noun · 78% connection

the act of arranging and adapting a piece of music

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Arranging noun · 78% connection

the act of arranging and adapting a piece of music

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Borrowing noun · 78% connection

the appropriation (of ideas or words etc.) from another source; "the borrowing of ancient motifs was very apparent"

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Calque noun · 78% connection

an expression introduced into one language by translating it from another language; "‘superman’ is a calque for the German ‘Ubermensch…

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Calque formation noun · 78% connection

an expression introduced into one language by translating it from another language; "‘superman’ is a calque for the German ‘Ubermensch…

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Donor noun · 78% connection

(medicine) someone who gives blood or tissue or an organ to be used in another person (the host)

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Language noun · 78% connection

(language) communication by word of mouth; "his speech was garbled"; "he uttered harsh language"; "he recorded the spoken language of…

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Loan noun · 78% connection

a word borrowed from another language; e.g. ‘blitz’ is a German word borrowed into modern English

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Loan translation noun · 78% connection

an expression introduced into one language by translating it from another language; "‘superman’ is a calque for the German ‘Ubermensch…

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loanword noun · 78% connection

a word borrowed from another language; e.g. ‘blitz’ is a German word borrowed into modern English

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Naturalisation noun · 78% connection

changing the pronunciation of a borrowed word to agree with the borrowers' phonology; "the naturalization in English of many Italian w…

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Naturalization noun · 78% connection

changing the pronunciation of a borrowed word to agree with the borrowers' phonology; "the naturalization in English of many Italian w…

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Oral communication noun · 78% connection

(language) communication by word of mouth; "his speech was garbled"; "he uttered harsh language"; "he recorded the spoken language of…

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Recipient noun · 78% connection

the semantic role of the animate entity that is passively involved in the happening denoted by the verb in the clause

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Recipient role noun · 78% connection

the semantic role of the animate entity that is passively involved in the happening denoted by the verb in the clause

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Affine transformation noun · 78% connection

(mathematics) a transformation that is a combination of single transformations such as translation or rotation or reflection on an axis

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Anthropomorphosis noun · 78% connection

Transformation into the form of a human being.

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Brace noun · 78% connection

A piece of material used to transmit, or change the direction of, weight or pressure; any one of the pieces, in a frame or truss, whic…

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Bulk modulus noun · 78% connection

the ratio of the change in pressure acting on a volume to the fractional change in volume

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Change verb · 78% connection

To alter by substituting something else for, or by giving up for something else; as, to change the clothes; to change one's occupation…

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Coefficient of expansion noun · 78% connection

the fractional change in length or area or volume per unit change in temperature at a given constant pressure

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Conversion noun · 78% connection

A spiritual and moral change attending a change of belief with conviction; a change of heart; a change from the service of the world t…

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Deformation noun · 78% connection

Transformation; change of shape.

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Desertification noun · 78% connection

the gradual transformation of habitable land into desert; is usually caused by climate change or by destructive use of the land; "the…

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Dynamical system noun · 78% connection

(physics) a phase space together with a transformation of that space

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eigenvalue noun · 78% connection

A number showing how a transformation stretches a special direction.

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encryption noun · 78% connection

A way of scrambling information so only authorised people can read it.

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