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mistransformation en · NOUN

Etymology

From mis- + transformation.

Meanings

  1. (countable, uncountable) Transformation that did not turn out properly.
    • For instance; Elves, Faries, Orcs, Orgres, ^([sic]) Pixies, Sprites, Dryads and others are all part of this mistransformation. 2012, S. Louis King, Gnome Home Papers, page 163:
    • If a CBF image is standardized with an FDG template image, there may be mistransformation in the cerebellum and in the occipital lobe because the program may be incapable of distinguishing the border of the cerebellum and the occipital lobe . 2002, K. Ishii, S. Sakamoto, K. Hosaka, M. Matsui, T. Mori, and M. Sasaki, “Is a FDG Template Applicable to Standardization of CBF Images in a 3D SSP System?”, in Michio Senda, Yuichi Kimura, Peter Herscovitch, editor, Brain Imaging Using PET, page 182:
    • Mistransforming your true person produces tiredness, and tiredness produces a mistransformation of your true person. 2016, John D. Wallace, Reaching in All Directions:

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