transition

tran·si·tion  (trn-zshn, -ssh-)

n.

1. Passage from one form, state, style, or place to another.

2.

a. Passage from one subject to another in discourse.

b. A word, phrase, sentence, or series of sentences connecting one part of a discourse to another.

3. Music

a. A modulation, especially a brief one.

b. A passage connecting two themes or sections.

4. Genetics A point mutation in which a pyrimidine is replaced by another pyrimidine, or a purine is replaced by another purine.

5. Sports The process of changing from defense to offense or offense to defense, as in basketball or hockey.

6. A period during childbirth that precedes the expulsive phase of labor, characterized by strong uterine contractions and nearly complete cervical dilation.

intr.v. tran·si·tioned, tran·si·tion·ing, tran·si·tions

1. To make a transition.

2. Sports To change from defense to offense or offense to defense.

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tran·sition·al, tran·sition·ary (-zsh-nr) adj.

tran·sition·al·ly adv.

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transition

Noun

1. the process of changing from one state or stage to another: the transition from dictatorship to democracy

2. Music a movement from one key to another [Latin transitio a going over]

transitional adj

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	transition - the act of passing from one state or place to the next passage change of state - the act of changing something into something different in essential characteristics fossilisation, fossilization - becoming inflexible or out of date segue - the act of changing smoothly from one state or situation to another
	2.	transition - an event that results in a transformation changeover, conversion transformation, transmutation, shift - a qualitative change glycogenesis - the conversion of glucose to glycogen when the glucose in the blood exceeds the demand isomerisation, isomerization - the conversion of a compound into an isomer of itself rectification - the conversion of alternating current to direct current
	3.	transition - a change from one place or state or subject or stage to another alteration, change, 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"; "the neighborhood had undergone few modifications since his last visit years ago" ground swell - an obvious change of public opinion or political sentiment that occurs without leadership or overt expression; "there was a ground swell of antiwar sentiment" jump, leap, saltation - an abrupt transition; "a successful leap from college to the major leagues"
	4.	transition - a musical passage moving from one key to another modulation musical passage, passage - a short section of a musical composition
	5.	transition - a passage that connects a topic to one that follows passage - a section of text; particularly a section of medium length flashback - a transition (in literary or theatrical works or films) to an earlier event or scene that interrupts the normal chronological development of the story flash-forward - a transition (in literary or theatrical works or films) to a later event or scene that interrupts the normal chronological development of the story dissolve - (film) a gradual transition from one scene to the next; the next scene is gradually superimposed as the former scene fades out cut - (film) an immediate transition from one shot to the next; "the cut from the accident scene to the hospital seemed too abrupt" jump - (film) an abrupt transition from one scene to another
Verb	1.	transition - cause to convert or undergo a transition; "the company had to transition the old practices to modern technology" convert - change the nature, purpose, or function of something; "convert lead into gold"; "convert hotels into jails"; "convert slaves to laborers"
	2.	transition - make or undergo a transition (from one state or system to another); "The airline transitioned to more fuel-efficient jets"; "The adagio transitioned into an allegro" switch, change, shift - lay aside, abandon, or leave for another; "switch to a different brand of beer"; "She switched psychiatrists"; "The car changed lanes"

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transition

noun change, passing, development, shift, passage, conversion, evolution, transit, upheaval, alteration, progression, flux, metamorphosis, changeover, transmutation, metastasis

Translations

transition [trænˈzɪʃən] n → transición f

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transition [trænˈzɪʃən] n → transition f

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transition [trænˈzɪʃən] n → Übergang m

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transition [trænˈzɪʃən] n → passaggio, transizione f