| transition | | |
| n. (act) | 1. passage, transition | the act of passing from one state or place to the next. |
| ~ change of state | the act of changing something into something different in essential characteristics. |
| ~ fossilisation, fossilization | becoming inflexible or out of date. |
| ~ segue | the act of changing smoothly from one state or situation to another. |
| n. (event) | 2. changeover, conversion, transition | an event that results in a transformation. |
| ~ transformation, shift, transmutation | a qualitative change. |
| ~ glycogenesis | the conversion of glucose to glycogen when the glucose in the blood exceeds the demand. |
| ~ isomerisation, isomerization | the conversion of a compound into an isomer of itself. |
| ~ rectification | the conversion of alternating current to direct current. |
| n. (event) | 3. transition | a change from one place or state or subject or stage to another. |
| ~ alteration, change, modification | an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another.; "the change was intended to increase sales"; "this storm is certainly a change for the worse"; "the neighborhood had undergone few modifications since his last visit years ago" |
| ~ ground swell | an obvious change of public opinion or political sentiment that occurs without leadership or overt expression.; "there was a ground swell of antiwar sentiment" |
| ~ jump, leap, saltation | an abrupt transition.; "a successful leap from college to the major leagues" |
| n. (communication) | 4. modulation, transition | a musical passage moving from one key to another. |
| ~ musical passage, passage | a short section of a musical composition. |
| n. (communication) | 5. transition | a passage that connects a topic to one that follows. |
| ~ passage | a section of text; particularly a section of medium length. |
| ~ flashback | a transition (in literary or theatrical works or films) to an earlier event or scene that interrupts the normal chronological development of the story. |
| ~ flash-forward | a transition (in literary or theatrical works or films) to a later event or scene that interrupts the normal chronological development of the story. |
| ~ dissolve | (film) a gradual transition from one scene to the next; the next scene is gradually superimposed as the former scene fades out. |
| ~ cut | (film) an immediate transition from one shot to the next.; "the cut from the accident scene to the hospital seemed too abrupt" |
| ~ jump | (film) an abrupt transition from one scene to another. |
| v. (change) | 6. transition | cause to convert or undergo a transition.; "the company had to transition the old practices to modern technology" |
| ~ convert | change the nature, purpose, or function of something.; "convert lead into gold"; "convert hotels into jails"; "convert slaves to laborers" |
| ~ 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" |
| v. (change) | 7. 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" |
| ~ switch, change, shift | lay aside, abandon, or leave for another.; "switch to a different brand of beer"; "She switched psychiatrists"; "The car changed lanes" |
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