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tran⋅si⋅tion

  [tran-zish-uhn, -sish-]
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–noun
1. movement, passage, or change from one position, state, stage, subject, concept, etc., to another; change: the transition from adolescence to adulthood.
2. Music.
a. a passing from one key to another; modulation.
b. a brief modulation; a modulation used in passing.
c. a sudden, unprepared modulation.
3. a passage from one scene to another by sound effects, music, etc., as in a television program, theatrical production, or the like.
–verb (used without object)
4. to make a transition: He had difficulty transitioning from enlisted man to officer.
Origin:
1545–55; < L trānsitiōn- (s. of trānsitiō) a going across, equiv. to trānsit(us) (ptp. of transīre to cross; cf. transit ) + -iōn- -ion

Related forms:
tran⋅si⋅tion⋅al, tran⋅si⋅tion⋅a⋅ry  [tran-zish-uh-ner-ee, -sish-] , adjective
tran⋅si⋅tion⋅al⋅ly, adverb

Synonyms:
1. changeover, passing, conversion.
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tran·si·tion   (trān-zĭsh'ən, -sĭsh'-)   
n.  

  1. Passage from one form, state, style, or place to another.

    1. Passage from one subject to another in discourse.

    2. A word, phrase, sentence, or series of sentences connecting one part of a discourse to another.

    3. A modulation, especially a brief one.

    4. A passage connecting two themes or sections.

  3. Music

    1. A modulation, especially a brief one.

    2. A passage connecting two themes or sections.

  4. Genetics A point mutation in which a pyrimidine is replaced by another pyrimidine, or a purine is replaced by another purine.

  5. Sports The process of changing from defense to offense or offense to defense, as in basketball or hockey.

  6. A period during childbirth that precedes the expulsive phase of labor, characterized by strong uterine contractions and nearly complete cervical dilation.

intr.v.   tran·si·tioned, tran·si·tion·ing, tran·si·tions

  1. To make a transition.

  2. Sports To change from defense to offense or offense to defense.

tran·si'tion·al, tran·si'tion·ar'y (-zĭsh'ə-něr'ē) adj., tran·si'tion·al·ly adv.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Word Origin & History

transition  (n.)
1551, from L. transitionem (nom. transitio) "a going across or over," noun of action from transire "go or cross over" (see transient).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: tran·si·tion
Pronunciation: tran(t)s-'ish-&n, tranz-, chiefly Brit tran(t)s-'izh-
Function: noun
1 : passagefrom one state or stage to another; especially : an abrupt change in energy state or level (as of an atomic nucleus or a molecule) usually accompanied by loss or gain of a singlequantum of energy
2 : a genetic mutation in RNA or DNA that results from the substitution of one purine base for the other or of one pyrimidine base for the other

Main Entry: tran·si·tion·al
Pronunciation: -'ish-n&l, -'ish-&n-&l
Function: adjective
1 : of, relatingto, or characterized by transition
2 : of, relating to, or being epithelium (as in the urinary bladder) that consists of several layers of soft cuboidal cells which becomeflattened when stretched (as when the bladder is distended)
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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