Translate. In Context “The function translated four spaces to the left.”

Translate

In Context

“The function translated four spaces to the left.”

Definition

• (Verb): To move a figure without changing its size or orientation.

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• Translate also means “to express the meaning of words in a different language.”

Related Words

• Translated (past tense)• Translating • Translates (verb)• Translation (noun)• Translations (plural)

Cognates

• French = traduire• Spanish = traducir• Portuguese = traduzir• Italian = tradurre• Haitan Creole = tradui

Reflect

In Context

• “The function reflected over the x-axis.”

Definition

• (verb): To flip an image over a line.

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• Reflect also means “to show the image (of something) on a surface.”

Related Words

• Reflected (past tense)• Reflects (verb)• Reflecting• Reflection (noun)• Reflections (plural noun)

Cognates

• Haitian Creole = reflete• Spanish = reflejar• Portuguese = refletir• Romanian = reflecta• Swedish = reflektera• German = reflektieren• French = refléter

DILATE

Context

• “The function dilated vertically by a factor of two.

Definition

• (verb): to grow or shrink in size.

grow shrink

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• The word dilate is often used by optometrists (eye doctors) to describe when pupils get bigger or smaller

Related words

• Dilation (noun)• Dilations (plural noun)• Dilating• Dilated (past tense)• Dilates (verb)

Cognates

• Portuguese/Spanish - Dilatar • Haitian Creole/Irish - Dilate • French - Dilater • Swedish - Dilatera

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