Transition
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Transition or transitional may refer to:

  • Transition economy
    Transition economy
    A transition economy or transitional economy is an economy which is changing from a centrally planned economy to a free market. Transition economies undergo economic liberalization, where market forces set prices rather than a central planning organization and trade barriers are removed,...

  • Transition function
    Transition function
    In mathematics, a transition function has several different meanings:* In topology, a transition function is a homeomorphism from one coordinate chart to another...

  • Transition (grappling)
    Transition (grappling)
    A transition in grappling is a move from one grappling hold or grappling position to another. The process is called transitioning and is one of the most important aspects of ground grappling, as it allows the combatant performing the transition to advance in positioning, for instance by using a...

  • Transitional government
  • Transition (outsourcing)
  • Transition (roadable aircraft)
    Transition (roadable aircraft)
    The Terrafugia Transition is a light sport, roadable aircraft under development by Terrafugia since 2006.The Rotax 912S piston engine powered, carbon-fiber vehicle is planned to have a flight range of using automotive grade unleaded gasoline and a cruising flight speed of . It does not include an...

    , a flying car (or drivable airplane) made by Terrafugia
  • Transitioning (transgender)
    Transitioning (transgender)
    Transitioning is the process of changing one's gender presentation to accord with one's internal sense of one's gender - the idea of what it means to be a man or woman...

  • Transition Towns
    Transition Towns
    Transition Towns is a grassroots network of communities that are working to build resilience in response to peak oil, climate destruction, and economic instability...

  • A phase of the project lifecycle in the Rational Unified Process
  • Transitions, a brand of photochromic eyeglass lens and sponsor of the PGA Tour Transitions Championship
  • The University Transition Program
    The University Transition Program
    The University Transition Program, often called the Transition Program, is an early college entrance program funded by the Vancouver School Board, the University of British Columbia and the Ministry of Education that is based in the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, British Columbia,...

  • "Shifting gears" on a railroad locomotive; see Diesel locomotive#Propulsion system operation

Biology

  • Transition (genetics)
    Transition (genetics)
    In genetics, a transition is a point mutation that changes a purine nucleotide to another purine or a pyrimidine nucleotide to another pyrimidine . Approximately two out of three single nucleotide polymorphisms are transitions....

  • Transitional fossil
    Transitional fossil
    A transitional fossil is any fossilized remains of a lifeform that exhibits characteristics of two distinct taxonomic groups. A transitional fossil is the fossil of an organism near the branching point where major individual lineages diverge...

  • A phase during childbirth contractions during which the cervix completes its dilation

Literature

  • Transition (fiction)
    Transition (fiction)
    Transitions in fiction are words, phrases, sentences, paragraphs, or punctuation that may be used to signal various changes in a story, including changes in time, location, point-of-view character, mood, tone, emotion, and pace...

    , a narrative element that signals changes in a story
  • Transition (literary journal)
    Transition (literary journal)
    transition was an experimental literary journal that featured surrealist, expressionist, and Dada art and artists. It was founded in 1927 by poet Eugene Jolas and his wife Maria McDonald and published in Paris...

  • Transition Magazine
    Transition Magazine
    Transition Magazine , founded by Rajat Neogy , a Ugandan of Indian ancestry, was published from 1961 to 1976 on the African continent and was revived in 1991 in the United States. Born in Africa and bred in the Diaspora, Transition is a unique forum for the freshest, most compelling, most curious...

  • The Transition, the failed military experiment in John Birmingham's trilogy Axis of Time
  • Transitions (novel series)
    Transitions (novel series)
    The Transitions Series is a series of fantasy novels by R. A. Salvatore, the famous science fiction and fantasy author, consisting of three novels: The Orc King, The Pirate King, and The Ghost King. The Orc King was published in September 2007, The Pirate King in October 2008, and The Ghost King...

    , a novel series by R A Salvatore
  • Transition (novel)
    Transition (novel)
    Transition is a novel by Iain Banks, first published in 2009. The American edition gives the author's name as "Iain M. Banks", the name Banks uses for his science fiction work.-Background:...

    , by Iain Banks

Film & television

  • Film transition, a method of juxtaposing two scenes, including:
    • Wipe (transition)
    • Dissolve (filmmaking)
      Dissolve (filmmaking)
      In the post-production process of film editing and video editing, a dissolve is a gradual transition from one image to another. The terms fade-out and fade-in and are used to describe a transition to and from a blank image. This is in contrast to a cut where there is no such transition. A dissolve...

  • Transitions
    Transitions (film)
    Transitions was the world's first IMAX film in 3D. It was created for Expo 86 in Vancouver. The film was co-directed by Colin Low and Tony Ianzelo and produced by the National Film Board of Canada.-External links:*...

    , the world's first IMAX film in 3D
  • "Transition" (1957 Lassie TV series episode),‎ an episode of US television series Lassie
  • "Transitions" (The Wire),‎ an episode of US television series The Wire
  • "Transition" (The West Wing)
    Transition (The West Wing)
    -Plot:Josh's astoundingly hectic post-election schedule begins to catch up to him also with lack of sleep, and friends and co-workers worry that if he doesn't take some time off very soon, he won't be able to function as Chief of Staff in the long run...

    ,‎ an episode of US television series The West Wing
  • "Transitions",‎ an episode of US television series Without a Trace
  • "Transitions" (Law & Order: Special Victims Unit episode),‎ an episode of US television series Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Albums

  • Transition (Chipmunk album)
    Transition (Chipmunk album)
    Transition received mixed to positive reviews from most music critics.Robert Copsey of Digital Spy was positive, he commented that After dazzling us with his 'Diamond Rings' two years ago and platinum selling debut I Am Chipmunk, the one-time underground MC withdrew from the music scene after...

    , 2011
  • Transition (John Coltrane album), 1970
  • Transition (The First Edition album)
    Transition (The First Edition album)
    -Track listing:#"Take My Hand" #"What Am I Gonna Do" #"All God's Lonely Children" #"Lay It Down" #"Tulsa Turnaround" #"Poem For My Lady"...

    , 1971
  • Transition (John Miles album)
    Transition (John Miles album)
    Transition is the 7th solo album of John Miles in 1985. In early 1984, Miles began to work on songs for his next album and went on tour to promote his current album Play On...

    , 1985
  • Transition (Fly to the Sky album)
    Transition (Fly to the Sky album)
    Transition is a 2006 studio album by Fly to the Sky. This is the first studio album under PFull Entertainment, Fly to the Sky's second record label.-Overview:...

    , 2006
  • Transition (Ryan Leslie album), 2009
  • Transitions (John Digweed album), 2006
  • Transitions (Aghora album), 2006
  • Transitions (Westbound Train album)
    Transitions (Westbound Train album)
    Transitions is the third album of Boston-based Ska band Westbound Train. It is their first release for Hellcat Records.- Track listing :# Transition 1 # Please Forgive Me # Good Enough # For The First Time # The Test...

    , 2006
  • Transitions (Silverstein EP)
    Transitions (Silverstein EP)
    Transitions is the third EP by Canadian post-hardcore band Silverstein. It's the band's first release with Hopeless Records since they left their longtime label, Victory Records. Transitions was released digitally through online media outlets on December 7, 2010...

    , 2010
  • The Transition
    The Transition
    The Transition is an EP by Say No More, released on January 30, 2006. The CD was, like their debut album Stranger in Dreams , self-funded and produced by the band...

    , an EP by Say No More, 2006
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