Transition
WordNet
noun
(1) The act of passing from one state or place to the next
(2) A passage that connects a topic to one that follows
(3) A musical passage moving from one key to another
(4) A change from one place or state or subject or stage to another
(5) An event that results in a transformation
verb
(6) 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"
(7) Cause to convert or undergo a transition
"The company had to transition the old practices to modern technology"
WiktionaryText
Noun
- 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
- a brief modulation; a passage connecting two themes
- 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
- the onset of the final stage of childbirth
Usage notes
In the United Kingdom education system the noun is used to define any move within or between schools, for example, a move from one year group to the next. Contrast with transfer which is used to define a move from one school to another, for example from primary school to secondary school.
Verb
- To make a transition.
Related terms
- transit
- transitional
- transitionary
- transitionist
- transition element
- transition metal