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transition Definition

tran·si·tion (tran zis̸h′ən, -sis̸h′ən)

noun

    1. a passing from one condition, form, stage, activity, place, etc. to another
    2. the period of such passing
  2. a word, phrase, sentence, or group of sentences that relates a preceding topic to a succeeding one or that smoothly connects parts of a speech or piece of writing
  3. Music
    1. a shifting from one key to another; modulation; esp., a brief or passing modulation
    2. an abrupt change into a remote key
    3. a passage connecting two sections of a composition

Etymology: L transitio < transitus: see transit

intransitive verb

to make or undergo a transition

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transition Synonyms

transition

n.

shift, passage, flux, passing, development, transformation, turn, realignment; see also change 2.

Antonyms stability*, constancy*, durability.

transition Usage Examples

Preposition: from

  • childhood: Gazzaniga: Does it really matter what we are like during transition from childhood to adulthood?

Converse of object

  • ease: No doubt this helps the baby ease the transition to life outside the womb.
  • undergo: In order for the carbamate to reform, the enzyme must undergo transition to the open conformation.
  • facilitate: These are designed to facilitate the transition of applicants to university.
  • smooth: For the morphing sequence, five prosthetic models were photographed with the transitions smoothed using Elastic Reality software.

Adjective modifier

  • smooth: A smooth transition from a project to routine practice should be the objective.
  • seamless: This would allow a seamless transition from interior to exterior.
  • gradual: There is a gradual transition from slow to fast.
  • orderly: Segal will remain at the company until its 4 May AGM in order to assist in an orderly transition.
  • demographic: Demographic transition it was about the first thing we learned at uni.
  • abrupt: Figure 2. Multiple states and abrupt transitions at critical points The present THC is assumed to be in the upper, strong overturning branch.

Modifies a noun

  • metal: Transition metal ions are often at the ' heart ' of many biological catalysts.
  • probability: In a formal argument we claim the transition probability of OK to ERROR is zero.
  • matrix: Each of these state transitions has a probability provided by the state transition matrix.
  • temperature: The conditioning temperature should not exceed the glass transition temperature of the resin system.
  • period: There will be a two year transition period where both schemes will run concurrently.
  • ion: Transition metal ions are often at the ' heart ' of many biological catalysts.

Noun used with modifier

  • phase: The phase transition is accompanied by a 9.8 % volume contraction.
  • metal-insulator: Atomic scale characterisation of metal-insulator phase transitions in strongly correlated electron systems.
  • permeability: Biochem J, 363, 29-36 4. Crompton M ( 1999 ) The mitochondrial permeability transition pore and its role in cell death.