Dictionary entry details
• TRANSITION (noun)
Meaning:
The act of passing from one state or place to the next
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
passage; transition
Hypernyms ("transition" is a kind of...):
change of state (the act of changing something into something different in essential characteristics)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "transition"):
fossilisation; fossilization (becoming inflexible or out of date)
segue (the act of changing smoothly from one state or situation to another)
Meaning:
An event that results in a transformation
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural events
Synonyms:
changeover; conversion; transition
Hypernyms ("transition" is a kind of...):
shift; transformation; transmutation (a qualitative change)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "transition"):
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)
Meaning:
A change from one place or state or subject or stage to another
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural events
Hypernyms ("transition" is a kind of...):
alteration; change; modification (an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "transition"):
ground swell (an obvious change of public opinion or political sentiment that occurs without leadership or overt expression)
jump; leap; saltation (an abrupt transition)
Meaning:
A musical passage moving from one key to another
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
modulation; transition
Hypernyms ("transition" is a kind of...):
musical passage; passage (a short section of a musical composition)
Meaning:
A passage that connects a topic to one that follows
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("transition" is a kind of...):
passage (a section of text; particularly a section of medium length)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "transition"):
jump ((film) an abrupt transition from one scene to another)
cut ((film) an immediate transition from one shot to the next)
dissolve ((film) a gradual transition from one scene to the next; the next scene is gradually superimposed as the former scene fades out)
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)
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)
• TRANSITION (verb)
Meaning:
Cause to convert or undergo a transition
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Context example:
the company had to transition the old practices to modern technology
Hypernyms (to "transition" is one way to...):
convert (change the nature, purpose, or function of something)
Cause:
transition (make or undergo a transition (from one state or system to another))
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Meaning:
Make or undergo a transition (from one state or system to another)
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Context examples:
The airline transitioned to more fuel-efficient jets / The adagio transitioned into an allegro
Hypernyms (to "transition" is one way to...):
change; shift; switch (lay aside, abandon, or leave for another)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s to somebody
Somebody ----s PP
