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transition
- 1) noun, change or passage from one state or stage to another
- 2) noun, the period of time during which something changes from one state or stage to another
- 3) noun, music a) a movement from one key to another; modulation b) a linking passage between two divisions in a composition; bridge
- 4) noun, Also called: transitional a style of architecture that was used in western Europe in the late 11th and early 12th century, characterized by late Romanesque forms combined with early Gothic details
- 5) noun, physics a) any change that results in a change of physical properties of a substance or system, such as a change of phase or molecular structure b) a change in the configuration of an atomic nucleus, involving either a change in energy level resulting from the emission of a gamma-ray photon or a transformation to another element or isotope
- 6) noun, a sentence, passage, etc, that connects a topic to one that follows or that links sections of a written work
Etymology
C16: from Latin transitio; see transient
Collins English Electronic Dictionary - Digital Edition: 2008 © HarperCollins Publishers 2008
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evolution, change, passing, development, shift, passage, conversion, transit, upheaval, alteration, progression, flux, metamorphosis, changeover, transmutation, metastasis