| NOUN | act | transition, passage | the act of passing from one state or place to the next |
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| event | transition, conversion, changeover | an event that results in a transformation | |
| event | transition | a change from one place or state or subject / subject or stage / stage to another | |
| communication | transition, modulation | a musical passage moving from one key to another | |
| communication | transition | a passage that connects a topic to one that follows | |
| VERB | change | transition | cause to convert or undergo a transition |
| change | transition | make or undergo a transition (from one state or system to another) |
| Sounds | traenzih'shahn | |
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| Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... | |
| Meaning | The act of passing from one state or place to the next. | |
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| Synonym | passage | |
| Narrower | fossilization, fossilisation | Becoming inflexible or out of date |
| segue | The act of changing smoothly from one state or situation to another | |
| Broader | change of state | The act of changing something into something different in essential characteristics / characteristics |
| Spanish | pasaje, paso, transición | |
| Catalan | pas, transició | |
| Verbs | transit | make a passage or journey from one place to another |
| transition | make or undergo a transition (from one state or system to another) | |
| Meaning | An event that results in a transformation. | |
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| Synonyms | conversion, changeover | |
| Narrower | glycogenesis | The conversion of glucose to glycogen when the glucose in the blood exceeds the demand |
| isomerization, isomerisation | The conversion of a compound into an isomer of itself | |
| rectification | The conversion of alternating current to direct current | |
| Broader | transformation, transmutation, shift | A qualitative change |
| Spanish | conversión, reconversión, transición | |
| Catalan | conversió, transició | |
| Adjectives | transitional | of or relating to or characterized by transition |
| Verbs | transition | cause to convert or undergo a transition |
| Meaning | A change from one place or state or subject / subject or stage / stage to another. | |
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| Narrower | ground swell | An obvious change of public opinion or political sentiment that occurs without leadership or overt expression |
| leap, jump, saltation | An abrupt transition | |
| Broader | change, alteration, modification | An event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another |
| Spanish | transición | |
| Catalan | transició | |
| Verbs | transition | make or undergo a transition (from one state or system to another) |
| transition | cause to convert or undergo a transition | |
| Meaning | A musical passage moving from one key to another. | |
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| Synonym | modulation | |
| Broader | passage, musical passage | A short section of a musical composition |
| Spanish | modulación, transición | |
| Catalan | modulació, transició | |
| Meaning | A passage that connects a topic to one that follows. | |
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| Narrower | cut | (film) an immediate / immediate transition from one shot to the next |
| dissolve | (film) a gradual transition from one scene to the next | |
| flash-forward | A transition (in literary or theatrical works or films) to a later event or scene / 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 / scene that interrupts the normal chronological development of the story | |
| jump | (film) an abrupt transition from one scene to another | |
| Broader | passage | A section of text |
| Spanish | transición | |
| Catalan | transició | |
| Meaning | Cause to convert or undergo a transition. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s | |
| Example | "the company had to transition the old practices to modern technology" | |
| Cause to | transition | make or undergo a transition (from one state or system to another) |
| Broader | convert | change the nature, purpose, or function of something |
| Nouns | transition | an event that results in a transformation |
| transition | a change from one place or state or subject / subject or stage / stage to another | |
| Meaning | make or undergo a transition (from one state or system to another). | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s to somebody; Somebody ----s PP | |
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| Caused by | transition | Cause to convert or undergo a transition |
| Broader | switch, shift, change | lay aside, abandon, or leave for another |
| Nouns | transition | the act of passing from one state or place to the next |
| transition | a change from one place or state or subject / subject or stage / stage to another | |
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