单词 | transition |
释义 | Word Frequency transition(trænˈzɪʃən) noun 1. change or passage from one state or stage to another 2. the period of time during which something changes from one state or stage to another 3. the process by which a person changes gender 4. music a. a movement from one key to another; modulation b. a linking passage between two divisions in a composition; bridge 5. Also called: transitional a style of architecture that was used in western Europe in the late 11th and early 12th century, characterized by late Romanesque forms combined with early Gothic details 6. physics a. any change that results in a change of physical properties of a substance or system, such as a change of phase or molecular structure b. a change in the configuration of an atomic nucleus, involving either a change in energy level resulting from the emission of a gamma-ray photon or a transformation to another element or isotope 7. a sentence, passage, etc, that connects a topic to one that follows or that links sections of a written work verb 8. to change or cause to change from one state or stage to another 9. (intransitive) to undergo a process of changing from from one gender to another Derived forms transitional (tranˈsitional) or rare transitionary (tranˈsitionary) adjective transitionally (tranˈsitionally) adverb Word origin C16: from Latin transitio; see transient |
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