The Word of the Day: TRANSFORMATION trans·for·ma·tion [trànsfər máysh’n] (plural trans·for·ma·tions) noun 1. complete change: a complete change, usually into something with an improved appearance or usefulness Microsoft® Encarta® 2006. © 1993-2005 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. From the Greek metamorphoō met-am-or-fo’-o From meta (met-ah) and morphoō (mor-fo’-o); to transform (literally or figuratively “metamorphose”): – change, transfigure, transform. …