Synonyms: transmutation, transubstantiation
Definition: an act that changes the form or character or substance of something
Similar words: conversion
Definition: the act of changing from one use or function or purpose to another
Synonyms: shift, transformation, transmutation
Definition: a qualitative change
Similar words: change, modification, alteration
Definition: an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another
Usage: the change was intended to increase sales; this storm is certainly a change for the worse; the neighborhood had undergone few modifications since his last visit years ago
Synonyms: transmutation
Definition: (physics) the change of one chemical element into another (as by nuclear decay or radioactive bombardment)
Usage: the transmutation of base metals into gold proved to be impossible
Similar words: change, modification, alteration
Definition: an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another
Usage: the change was intended to increase sales; this storm is certainly a change for the worse; the neighborhood had undergone few modifications since his last visit years ago