by H.G.Crosby » Sat Jan 08, 2011 9:14 am
tran·si·tion
   /trænˈzɪʃən, -ˈsɪʃ-/ Show Spelled[tran-zish-uhn, -sish-]
–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 trÄ
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