n.
- the process or a period of changing from one state or condition to another.
- Music a momentary modulation.
v.
chiefly N. Amer. undergo or cause to undergo a transition.
Derivative
- transitional adj.
- transitionally adv.
- transitionary adj.
Etymology
C16: from Fr., or from L. transitio(n-), from transire ‘go across’.
