#transformation.change__transmutation__shift a qualitative change
supertype: #change.happening__alteration__modification an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another: "the change was intended to increase sales"; "this storm is certainly a change for the worse"
subtype: #improvement.transformation__betterment__advance a change for the better; progress in development
subtype: #revival__resurgence__revitalization__revitalisation__revivification the coming again into activity and prominence; "the revival of trade"; "a revival of a neglected play by Moliere"; "the Gothic revival in architecture"
subtype: #rebirth__Renaissance__renascence the revival of learning and culture
subtype: #regeneration the activity of spiritual or physical renewal
subtype: #resurrection revival from inactivity and disuse; "it produced a resurrection of hope"
subtype: #resuscitation act of reviving a person and returning them to consciousness
subtype: #cardiopulmonary_resuscitation__cardiopulmonaryresuscitation__CPR__cardiac_resuscitation__cardiacresuscitation__mouth-to-mouth_resuscitation__kiss_of_life an emergency procedure consisting of external cardiac massage and artificial respiration; the first treatment for a person who has collapsed and has no pulse and has stopped breathing; attempts to restore circulation of the blood and prevent death or brain damage due to lack of oxygen
subtype: #refinement__elaboration the result of improving something; "he described a refinement of this technique"
subtype: #adjustment__accommodation__fitting making or becoming suitable; adjusting to circumstances
subtype: #preservation__conservation an occurrence of improvement by virtue of preventing loss or injury or other change
subtype: #recovery return to an original state; "the recovery of the forest after the fire was surprisingly rapid"
subtype: #population_shift a change in the relative numbers of the different groups of individuals making up a population
subtype: #pyrolysis__pyrolysi transformation of a substance produced by the action of heat
subtype: #sea_change__seachange a profound transformation
subtype: #sublimation.transformation (chemistry) a change directly from the solid to the gaseous state without becoming liquid
subtype: #tin_pest__tinpest__tindisease__tin_plague__tinplague the transformation of ordinary white tin into powdery gray tin a very cold temperatures
subtype: #changeover__conversion__transition an event that results in a transformation
subtype: #mutation the event consisting of a change in genetic structure
subtype: #point_mutation__pointmutation__gene_mutation a mutation due to an intramolecular reorganization of a gene
subtype: #saltation a mutation that drastically changes the phenotype of an organism or species
subtype: #retrogression__degeneration passing from a more complex to a simpler biological form
subtype: #abiotrophy a loss of vitality and a degeneration of cells and tissues not due to any apparent injury
subtype: #cataplasia (biology) degenerative reversion of cells or tissue to a less differentiated or more primitive form
subtype: #strengthening.transformation becoming stronger
subtype: #weakening.transformation becoming weaker
subtype: #debilitation__enervation__enfeeblement__exhaustion serious weakening and loss of energy
subtype: #withering__atrophy any weakening or degeneration (especially through lack of use)
subtype: #fading__attenuation weakening in force or intensity: "attenuation in the volume of the sound"
subtype: #downfall__fall a sudden decline in strength or number or importance; "the fall of the House of Hapsburg"
subtype: #anticlimax a disappointing decline after ad previous rise: "the anticlimax of a brilliant career"
subtype: #slackening__relaxation__loosening an occurrence of control or strength weakening; "the relaxation of requirements": "the loosening of his grip"; "the slackening of the wind"
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