diff --git a/Lib/fontTools/misc/transform.py b/Lib/fontTools/misc/transform.py
index 6f9b6d3d4..2e47ec67d 100644
--- a/Lib/fontTools/misc/transform.py
+++ b/Lib/fontTools/misc/transform.py
@@ -401,7 +401,7 @@ def Scale(x, y=None):
 
 
 @dataclass
-class VarTransform:
+class DecomposedTransform:
     translateX: float = (0,)
     translateY: float = (0,)
     rotation: float = (0,)  # in degrees, counter-clockwise
diff --git a/Lib/fontTools/pens/basePen.py b/Lib/fontTools/pens/basePen.py
index 832c4bfb1..d4365950e 100644
--- a/Lib/fontTools/pens/basePen.py
+++ b/Lib/fontTools/pens/basePen.py
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ sequence of length 2 will do.
 from typing import Tuple, Dict
 
 from fontTools.misc.loggingTools import LogMixin
-from fontTools.misc.transform import VarTransform
+from fontTools.misc.transform import DecomposedTransform
 
 __all__ = [
     "AbstractPen",
@@ -135,11 +135,11 @@ class AbstractPen:
     def addVarComponent(
         self,
         glyphName: str,
-        transformation: VarTransform,
+        transformation: DecomposedTransform,
         location: Dict[str, float],
     ) -> None:
         """Add a VarComponent sub glyph. The 'transformation' argument
-        must be a VarTransform from the fontTools.misc.transform module,
+        must be a DecomposedTransform from the fontTools.misc.transform module,
         and the 'location' argument must be a dictionary mapping axis tags
         to their locations.
         """
diff --git a/Lib/fontTools/pens/pointPen.py b/Lib/fontTools/pens/pointPen.py
index f0908146d..5f7a8e7b0 100644
--- a/Lib/fontTools/pens/pointPen.py
+++ b/Lib/fontTools/pens/pointPen.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import math
 from typing import Any, Optional, Tuple, Dict
 
 from fontTools.pens.basePen import AbstractPen, PenError
-from fontTools.misc.transform import VarTransform
+from fontTools.misc.transform import DecomposedTransform
 
 __all__ = [
     "AbstractPointPen",
@@ -64,13 +64,13 @@ class AbstractPointPen:
     def addVarComponent(
         self,
         glyphName: str,
-        transformation: VarTransform,
+        transformation: DecomposedTransform,
         location: Dict[str, float],
         identifier: Optional[str] = None,
         **kwargs: Any,
     ) -> None:
         """Add a VarComponent sub glyph. The 'transformation' argument
-        must be a VarTransform from the fontTools.misc.transform module,
+        must be a DecomposedTransform from the fontTools.misc.transform module,
         and the 'location' argument must be a dictionary mapping axis tags
         to their locations.
         """
diff --git a/Lib/fontTools/ttLib/tables/_g_l_y_f.py b/Lib/fontTools/ttLib/tables/_g_l_y_f.py
index c178125a3..af7670bc0 100644
--- a/Lib/fontTools/ttLib/tables/_g_l_y_f.py
+++ b/Lib/fontTools/ttLib/tables/_g_l_y_f.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ from collections import namedtuple
 from fontTools.misc import sstruct
 from fontTools import ttLib
 from fontTools import version
-from fontTools.misc.transform import VarTransform
+from fontTools.misc.transform import DecomposedTransform
 from fontTools.misc.textTools import tostr, safeEval, pad
 from fontTools.misc.arrayTools import calcIntBounds, pointInRect
 from fontTools.misc.bezierTools import calcQuadraticBounds
@@ -1751,7 +1751,7 @@ VAR_COMPONENT_TRANSFORM_MAPPING = {
 class GlyphVarComponent(object):
     def __init__(self):
         self.location = {}
-        self.transform = VarTransform()
+        self.transform = DecomposedTransform()
 
     def decompile(self, data, glyfTable):
         flags = struct.unpack(">H", data[:2])[0]
diff --git a/Tests/ttLib/ttGlyphSet_test.py b/Tests/ttLib/ttGlyphSet_test.py
index c6a933d66..ba904d153 100644
--- a/Tests/ttLib/ttGlyphSet_test.py
+++ b/Tests/ttLib/ttGlyphSet_test.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ from fontTools.ttLib import TTFont
 from fontTools.ttLib import ttGlyphSet
 from fontTools.pens.recordingPen import RecordingPen, DecomposingRecordingPen
 from fontTools.misc.roundTools import otRound
-from fontTools.misc.transform import VarTransform
+from fontTools.misc.transform import DecomposedTransform
 import os
 import pytest
 
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ class TTGlyphSetTest(object):
                 "addVarComponent",
                 (
                     "glyph00003",
-                    VarTransform(460.0, 676.0, 0, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0),
+                    DecomposedTransform(460.0, 676.0, 0, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0),
                     {
                         "0000": 0.84661865234375,
                         "0001": 0.98944091796875,
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ class TTGlyphSetTest(object):
                 "addVarComponent",
                 (
                     "glyph00004",
-                    VarTransform(932.0, 382.0, 0, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0),
+                    DecomposedTransform(932.0, 382.0, 0, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0),
                     {
                         "0000": 0.93359375,
                         "0001": 0.916015625,