English-Thai Dictionary
transition
N การ ส่งผ่าน transformation stability kan-song-pan
transition
N การ เปลี่ยน shift kan-pian
transition
VT ทำให้ เปลี่ยน tam-hai-pian
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
TRANSITION
n.transizh'on. [L. transitio.] Passage from one place or state to another; change; as the transition of the weather form hot to cold. Sudden transitions are sometimes attended with evil effects. The spots are of the same color throughout, there being an immediate transition from white to black.
1. In rhetoric, a passing from one subject to another. This should be done by means of some connection in the parts of the discourse, so as to appear natural and easy.
He with transition sweet new speech resumes.
2. In music, a change of key from major to minor, or the contrary; or in short, a change from any one genus or key to another; also, the softening of a disjunct interval by the introduction of intermediate sounds.
Transition rocks, in geology, rocks supposed to have been formed when the world was passing from an uninhabitable to a habitable state. These rocks contain few organic remains, and when they occur with others, lie immediately over those which contain none, and which are considered as primitive.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
TRANSITION
Tran *si "tion, n. Etym: [L. transitio: cf. F. transition. See Transient. ]
1. Passage from one place or state to another; charge; as, the transition of the weather from hot to cold. There is no death, what seems so is transition. Longfellow.
2. (Mus. )
Defn: A direct or indirect passing from one key to another; a modulation.
3. (Rhet.)
Defn: A passing from one subject to another. [He ] with transition sweet, new speech resumes. Milton.
4. (Biol.)
Defn: Change from one form to another.
Note: This word is sometimes pronounced tran *sish "un; but according to Walker, Smart, and most other authorities, the customary and preferable pronunciation is tran *sizh "un, although this latter mode violates analogy. Other authorities say tran *zish "un. Transition rocks (Geol.), a term formerly applied to the lowest uncrystalline stratified rocks (graywacke ) supposed to contain no fossils, and so called because thought to have been formed when the earth was passing from an uninhabitable to a habitable state.
TRANSITIONAL
TRANSITIONAL Tran *si "tion *al, a.
Defn: Of or pertaining to transition; involving or denoting transition; as, transitional changes; transitional stage.
TRANSITIONARY
TRANSITIONARY Tran *si "tion *a *ry, a.
Defn: Transitional.
TRANSITION ZONE
TRANSITION ZONE Tran *si "tion zone. (Biogeography )
Defn: The zone lying between the Boreal and Sonoran zones of North America. It includes an eastern or humid subdivision and a western arid one of corresponding temperature comprising the northern Great Plains and the lower slopes of the mountains of the western United States and Mexico. Called also Neutral zone.
New American Oxford Dictionary
transition
tran si tion |tranˈziSHən, -ˈsiSHən trænˈzɪʃən | ▶noun the process or a period of changing from one state or condition to another: students in transition from one program to another | a transition to multiparty democracy. • a passage in a piece of writing that smoothly connects two topics or sections to each other. • Music a momentary modulation from one key to another. • Physics a change of an atom, nucleus, electron, etc. , from one quantum state to another, with emission or absorption of radiation. ▶verb undergo or cause to undergo a process or period of transition: [ with obj. ] : the network ought to be built by the federal government and then transitioned into private industry | [ no obj. ] : we have transitioned from a high-intensity combat operation to a support role in the community. DERIVATIVES tran si tion a ry |-ˌnerē |adjective ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: from French, or from Latin transitio (n- ), from transire ‘go across. ’
transitional
tran si tion al |tranˈziSHənl trænˈzɪʃənl | ▶adjective relating to or characteristic of a process or period of transition: a transitional government was appointed. • ( Transitional ) Architecture of or denoting the last stage of Romanesque style, in which Gothic elements begin to appear. DERIVATIVES tran si tion al ly |-SHənlē |adverb
transition curve
tran |si ¦tion curve ▶noun a curve of constantly changing radius, used to connect a circular arc to a straight line or to an arc of different curvature.
transition metal
tran si tion met al |trænˈzɪʃən ˈmɛdl |(also transition element ) ▶noun Chemistry any of the set of metallic elements occupying a central block (Groups IVB –VIII, IB, and IIB, or 4 –12 ) in the periodic table, e.g., iron, manganese, chromium, and copper. Chemically they show variable valence and a strong tendency to form coordination compounds, and many of their compounds are colored.
transition point
tran si tion point ▶noun Chemistry the set of conditions of temperature and pressure at which different phases of the same substance can be in equilibrium.
transition probability
tran si tion prob a bil i ty ▶noun Physics the probability of the occurrence of a transition between two quantum states of an atom, nucleus, electron, etc.
transition series
tran |si ¦tion ser ¦ies ▶noun Chemistry the set of transition metals.
transition temperature
tran si tion tem per a ture ▶noun Physics the temperature at which a substance acquires or loses some distinctive property, in particular superconductivity.
Oxford Dictionary
transition
tran |si ¦tion |tranˈzɪʃ (ə )n, trɑːn -, -ˈsɪʃ -| ▶noun [ mass noun ] the process or a period of changing from one state or condition to another: students in transition from one programme to another | [ count noun ] : a transition to multiparty democracy. • [ count noun ] Music a momentary modulation from one key to another. • [ count noun ] Physics a change of an atom, nucleus, electron, etc. from one quantum state to another, with emission or absorption of radiation. ▶verb chiefly N. Amer. undergo or cause to undergo a process or period of transition: [ no obj. ] : he transitioned into filmmaking easily. DERIVATIVES transitionary adjective ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: from French, or from Latin transitio (n- ), from transire ‘go across ’.
transitional
tran |si ¦tion ¦al |tranˈzɪʃ (ə )n (ə )l, -ˈsɪʃ -| ▶adjective relating to or characteristic of a process or period of transition: a transitional government was appointed. • ( Transitional ) Architecture of or denoting the last stage of Romanesque style, in which Gothic elements begin to appear. DERIVATIVES transitionally adverb
transition curve
tran |si ¦tion curve ▶noun a curve of constantly changing radius, used to connect a circular arc to a straight line or to an arc of different curvature.
transition metal
transition metal (also transition element ) ▶noun Chemistry any of the set of metallic elements occupying a central block (Groups IVB –VIII, IB, and IIB, or 4 –12 ) in the periodic table, e.g. iron, manganese, chromium, and copper. Chemically they show variable valency and a strong tendency to form coordination compounds, and many of their compounds are coloured.
transition point
tran |si ¦tion point ▶noun Chemistry the set of conditions of temperature and pressure at which different phases of the same substance can be in equilibrium.
transition probability
tran si tion prob a bil i ty ▶noun Physics the probability of the occurrence of a transition between two quantum states of an atom, nucleus, electron, etc.
transition series
tran |si ¦tion ser ¦ies ▶noun Chemistry the set of transition metals.
transition temperature
tran |si ¦tion tem ¦pera |ture ▶noun Physics the temperature at which a substance acquires or loses a distinctive property, in particular superconductivity.
American Oxford Thesaurus
transition
transition noun the transition from school to work: change, passage, move, transformation, conversion, metamorphosis, alteration, handover, changeover; segue, shift, switch, jump, leap, progression; progress, development, evolution, flux.
transitional
transitional adjective 1 a transitional period: changeover, interim; changing, fluid, in flux, unsettled, intermediate, liminal. 2 the transitional government: interim, temporary, provisional, pro tem, acting, caretaker.
Oxford Thesaurus
transition
transition noun the transition from school to work: change, move, passage, transformation, conversion, adaptation, adjustment, alteration, changeover, metamorphosis; shift, switch, jump, leap, progression, progress, gradation, development, evolution; transfiguration, flux, mutation, transmutation, vicissitude.
transitional
transitional adjective 1 we will need assistance in the transitional period: intermediate, middle, midway, intervening, interposed; fluid, unsettled; changing, developmental, evolutionary. ANTONYMS initial, final. 2 the transitional government: interim, temporary, provisional, pro tem, stopgap, short-term, fill-in, make-do, acting, conditional, caretaker, working, contingent, makeshift. ANTONYMS permanent.
Duden Dictionary
Transition
Tran si ti on Substantiv, feminin , die |Transiti o n |die Transition; Genitiv: der Transition, Plural: die Transitionen lateinisch Übergang; Übergehung
Transitionsphase
Tran si ti ons pha se Substantiv, feminin , die |Transiti o nsphase |
French Dictionary
transition
transition n. f. nom féminin 1 Passage d ’un état à un autre. : Une transition trop soudaine du froid au chaud. 2 Charnière, manière de lier les parties d ’un texte, d ’un exposé. : Cette anecdote était une habile transition. 3 Étape intermédiaire qui conduit d ’un état à un autre. : La robotique s ’est implantée sans transition dans cette entreprise.
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
transition
tran si tion /trænzɪ́ʃ (ə )n, -sɪ́ʃ -, -sɪ́ʒ (ə )n /→transit 名詞 複 ～s /-z /U C 1 ｟かたく ｠ «…から /…への » 移り変わり , 推移, 変遷, 移行 ; 過渡期 (transition period [stage ]); 変わり目 «from /to » ▸ make the transition from actor to director 役者から監督へと転向する ▸ be in transition 過渡期にある 2 〘楽 〙(一時的 )転調 ; (2つの主題などをつなぐ )移行部 .～́ p ò int 〘物理 〙転移点, 転移温度 .
transitional
tran s í tion al /-n (ə )l /形容詞 比較なし 〖名詞 の前で 〗1 移り変わる, 移行の 〈期間 段階など 〉.2 過渡期の, 移行期の 〈政府など 〉.～ly 副詞
The Wordsmith Dictionary