un-transitional
ən, -ˈsɪʃ- 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; < Latin trānsitiōn- (stem of trānsitiō) a going across, equivalent to trānsit(us) (past participle of transīre to cross; cf. transit) + -iōn- -ion
1545–55; < Latin trānsitiōn- (stem of trānsitiō) a going across, equivalent to trānsit(us) (past participle of transīre to cross; cf. transit) + -iōn- -ion
Related forms
tran·si·tion·al·ly, adverb
non·tran·si·tion·al, adjective
non·tran·si·tion·al·ly, adverb
un·tran·si·tion·al, adjective
Synonyms
1. changeover, passing, conversion.
1. changeover, passing, conversion.
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| —n | |
| 1. | change or passage from one state or stage to another |
| 2. | the period of time during which something changes from one state or stage to another |
| 3. | music |
| a. a movement from one key to another; modulation | |
| b. a linking passage between two divisions in a composition; bridge | |
| 4. | 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. | 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. | a sentence, passage, etc, that connects a topic to one that follows or that links sections of a written work |
| [C16: from Latin transitio; see | |
| tran'sitional | |
| —adj | |
| tran'sitionary | |
| —adj | |
| tran'sitionally | |
| —adv | |
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Word Origin & History
transition
1551, from L. transitionem (nom. transitio) "a going across or over," noun of action from transire "go or cross over" (see transient).
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