transition-n; 6 Senses

Sense Number 1: the process of movement or passage through space or time

Commentary: TRANSITION[+event][+process][+movement][+spatial/+temporal] the act of passing from one place or time to another
NOTE: refers to an intact entity moving through space or time, it's inherent properties are not transformed.

Examples:
Our transition across the river took three hours.
We are in transition between our two houses and everything is packed in boxes at the moment.
This is only a transition government until they hold elections early next year.
The sun's transition behind a cloud made the setting seem less cheerful.

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WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1

Sense Number 2: an entity's inherent change of properties, a transformation

Commentary: TRANSITION[+event][+change][+transformation][+entity]
NOTE: refers to inherent properties of the thing which undergoes a state change, the thing itself changes

Examples:
The transition of a caterpillar into a butterfly is amazing to consider.
Their nation's transition from a dictatorship to a democracy was long and painful.
The town's transition into a bustling metropolis happened in less than ten years.
Sally made the transition to glamor girl by slipping on high heels and a slinky black dress.

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WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 2, 3

Sense Number 3: Placeholder: Do Not Choose

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WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1

Sense Number 4: narrative passages that link one topic to another

Commentary: TRANSITION[+form][+narrative][+passage][+connection][+topics] Refers to written or visual forms (e.g., films)

Examples:
You need an introductory paragraph to improve the transition to your second point in the paper.
The plot transitions in the film are abrupt and hard to follow.

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WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 5

Sense Number 5: musical passage that changes key

Commentary: TRANSITION[+form][+musical][+passage][+key_change] modulation - a musical passage moving from one key to another

Examples:
The song has a transition to the key of G, then back again to the key of C.
Mary hates it when pop singers use a key transition in the last verse of a song.

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WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 4

Sense Number 6: change in quantum energy level

Commentary: TRANSITION[+event][+change][+level][+energy][+quantum]
NOTE: a specialized use in physics, referring to energy states of electrons and nuclei of atoms

Examples:
Emitting a photon resulted in the electron's transition to a lower energy state.
Quantum theory states the possible transitions between energy states of electrons are finite, not continuous.

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WordNet 0.0 Sense Numbers: 3