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 Definitions of Transition  [ænˈzɪʃ ən, -ˈsɪʃ-]  

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Definition of 'Transition' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) transition
movement, passage, or change from one position, state, stage, subject, concept, etc., to another.

2.  transition
a period during which such change takes place.

3.  transition
a modulation in music.

4.  transition
a modulating passage from one part of a musical composition to another.

5.  transition
a passage that links one scene or topic to another, as in a piece of writing.

6. (v.i.) transition
to make a transition.

Etymology:  (1545–55; < L trānsitiō a going across =trānsi-, var. s. of trānsīre to cross (see transit ) +-tiō -tion)

Definition of 'Transition' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) passage, transition
the act of passing from one state or place to the next

2. (noun) conversion, transition, changeover
an event that results in a transformation

3. (noun) transition
a change from one place or state or subject or stage to another

4. (noun) transition, modulation
a musical passage moving from one key to another

5. (verb) transition
a passage that connects a topic to one that follows

6. (verb) transition
cause to convert or undergo a transition
"the company had to transition the old practices to modern technology"

7. (verb) 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"


Definition of 'Transition' Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary 

1. (noun) transition
the change from one state, situation, etc. to another
the sometimes difficult transition from childhood to adulthood


Definition of 'Transition' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) Transition
passage from one place or state to another; charge; as, the transition of the weather from hot to cold

2. (noun) Transition
a direct or indirect passing from one key to another; a modulation

3. (noun) Transition
a passing from one subject to another

4. (noun) Transition
change from one form to another


Translation of 'Transition' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: (a) change from one place, state, subject etc to another
The transition from child to adult can be difficult.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: oorgang Arabic flag Arabic: إنْتِقال، تَحَوُّل Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: преход
Brazilian flag Brazilian: transição Czech flag Czech: přechod German flag German: derÜbergang
Danish flag Danish: overgang Greek flag Greek: μετάβαση, αλλαγή, πέρασμα Spanish flag Spanish: transición
Estonian flag Estonian: üleminek Farsi flag Farsi: تغییر؛ تحول Finnish flag Finnish: muutos
French flag French: transition Hebrew flag Hebrew: הַעֲבָרָה Hindi flag Hindi: परिवर्तन
Croatian flag Croatian: prijelaz, tranzicija Hungarian flag Hungarian: átmenet Indonesian flag Indonesian: peralihan
Icelandic flag Icelandic: umskipti Italian flag Italian: transizione Japanese flag Japanese: 移行
Korean flag Korean: 변화 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: perėjimas Latvian flag Latvian: pāreja
Malay flag Malay: peralihan Dutch flag Dutch: overgang Norwegian flag Norwegian: overgang
Polish flag Polish: przejście Persian flag Persian: تغییر؛ تحول Pashto flag Pashto: بدلون ، تغییر
Portuguese flag Portuguese: transição Romanian flag Romanian: trecere; tranziţie Russian flag Russian: переход; смена
Slovak flag Slovak: preprava Slovenian flag Slovenian: prehod Serbian flag Serbian: tranzicija
Swedish flag Swedish: övergång Thai flag Thai: การเปลี่ยน Turkish flag Turkish: değişim
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 過渡,轉變 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: перехід; перехідний періо Urdu flag Urdu: تغير، تبديلي
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: sự quá độ Chinese flag Chinese: 过渡,转变

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