transition in English dictionary

  • transition

    Meanings and definitions of "transition"

    • the process of change from one form, state, style or place to another
    • a word or phrase connecting one part of a discourse to another
    • (music) a brief modulation; a passage connecting two themes
    • (genetics) a point mutation in which one base is replaced by another of the same class (purine or pyrimidine); compare transversion
    • (some sports) a change from defense to attack, or attack to defense
    • (medicine) the onset of the final stage of childbirth
    • (intransitive, chiefly US) To make a transition.
    • noun
      The process of change from one form, state, style or place to another.
    • noun
      A word or phrase connecting one part of a discourse to another.
    • noun
      (music)
      A brief modulation; a passage connecting two themes.
    • noun
      (genetics)
      A point mutation in which one base is replaced by another of the same class (purine or pyrimidine); compare transversion.
    • noun
      (some sports)
      A change from defense to attack, or attack to defense.
    • noun
      (medicine)
      The onset of the final stage of childbirth.
    • noun
      (education)
      Professional special education assistance for children or adults in the process of leaving one educational environment or support program for another to relatively more independent living.
    • noun
      (skating)
      A change between forward and backward motion without stopping.
    • noun
      (LGBT)
      The process or act of changing from one gender role to another, or of bringing one's outward appearance in line with one's internal gender identity.
    • verb
      (intransitive)
      To make a transition.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To bring through a transition; to change.
    • verb
      (intransitive, LGBT)
      To change from one gender role to another, or bring one's outward appearance in line with one's internal gender identity.
    • process of change from one form, state, style or place to another
    • An animation effect that specifies how the display changes as a user moves from one item (such as a slide or Web page) to another.
    • noun
      an event that results in a transformation
    • noun
      a change from one place or state or subject or stage to another
    • noun
      a musical passage moving from one key to another
    • noun
      a passage that connects a topic to one that follows
    • noun
      the act of passing from one state or place to the next
    • noun
      the period of time during which something changes from one state or stage to another
    • verb
      cause to convert or undergo a transition; "the company had to transition the old practices to modern technology"
    • verb
      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"

    Synonyms of "transition" in English dictionary

    conversion, alteration, switch are the top synonyms of "transition" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of transition

    • transition ( third-person singular simple present transitions, present participle transitioning, simple past and past participle transitioned)
    • transition ( plural  transitions)
    • lp  liczba pojedyncza transition; lm  liczba mnoga transitions
    • transition (countable and uncountable, plural transitions)
    • transition (third-person singular simple present transitions, present participle transitioning, simple past and past participle transitioned)
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