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transition

tran·si·tion

UK/tɹænˈzɪʃ.ən/ US/tɹɑːnˈzɪʃ.ən/ fairly common

noun

1.

the act of passing from one state or place to the next

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2.

an event that results in a transformation

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3.

a change from one place or state or subject or stage to another

4.

a musical passage moving from one key to another

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5.

a passage that connects a topic to one that follows

Origin

From Middle French transition, from Latin transitio. By surface analysis, transit + -ion.

Phrases

  • Darwinian transition
  • demographic transition
  • filtered-popping recursive transition network
  • glass transition
  • glass transition temperature
  • phase transition
  • positive transition
  • post-transition metal
  • transition altitude
  • transition element
  • transition layer
  • transition level

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