transformation

(n) a qualitative change shift, transmutation,
(n) (mathematics) a function that changes the position or direction of the axes of a coordinate system
(n) a rule describing the conversion of one syntactic structure into another related syntactic structure
(n) (genetics) modification of a cell or bacterium by the uptake and incorporation of exogenous DNA
(n) the act of changing in form or shape or appearance
- a photograph is a translation of a scene onto a two-dimensional surface
translation,

shift transmutation translation