Transition
Transition or transitional may refer to:
- Transition economy, an economy which is changing from a centrally planned economy to a free market
- Transition (grappling), in grappling is a move from one grappling hold or grappling position to another
- Transitional government, an emergency or interim government set up when a political void has been created by the collapse of a very large government
- Transition (outsourcing), the process of migrating knowledge, systems, and operating capabilities from an outsourcing environment to an in-house staff
- Transitions (radio show), a weekly two-hour radio show on Kiss 100 in the UK
- Transition (roadable aircraft), a flying car (or drivable airplane) made by Terrafugia
- Transitioning (transgender), the process of changing one's gender presentation to accord with one's internal sense of one's gender - the idea of what it means to be a man or woman
- Transition Towns, a grassroots network of communities that are working to build resilience in response to peak oil, climate destruction, and economic instability
- A phase of the project lifecycle in the Rational Unified Process
- Transitions, a brand of photochromic eyeglass lens and sponsor of the PGA Tour Transitions Championship
- Transitions Championship, a men's professional golf tournament on the PGA Tour
- Transition Glacier, a glacier on the east coast of Alexander Island
- The University Transition Program, an early college entrance program based in the University of British Columbia
- "Shifting gears" on a railroad locomotive; see Diesel locomotive#Propulsion system operation
Math and science
Biology
- Transition (genetics), a point mutation that changes a purine nucleotide to another purine (A ↔ G) or a pyrimidine nucleotide to another pyrimidine (C ↔ T)
- Transitional fossil, any fossilized remains of a lifeform that exhibits characteristics of two distinct taxonomic groups
- A phase during childbirth contractions during which the cervix completes its dilation
Chemistry
- Transition metal, either an element whose atom has an incomplete d sub-shell, or any element in the d-block of the periodic table
- Transition state, of a chemical reaction is a particular configuration along the reaction coordinate
Literature
- Transition (fiction), general aspects of writing style that signal changes in a story
- Transition words, such as "however" and other conjunctions
- Transitions (linguistics), certain words, expressions, or other devices that give text or speech greater cohesion by making it more explicit
- Transition (fiction), a narrative element that signals changes in a story
- Transition (literary journal), an experimental literary journal that featured surrealist, expressionist, and Dada art and artists
- Transition Magazine, , founded by Rajat Neogy (1938–1995), a Ugandan of Indian ancestry, was published from 1961 to 1976 on the African continent and was revived in 1991 in the United States
- The Transition, the failed military experiment in John Birmingham's trilogy Axis of Time
- Transitions (novel series), a novel series by R A Salvatore
- Transition (novel), by Iain Banks
Film & television
- Film transition, a method of juxtaposing two scenes, including:
- Wipe (transition), a type of film transition where one shot replaces another by travelling from one side of the frame to another or with a special shape
- Dissolve (filmmaking), a gradual transition from one image to another
- Transitions (film), the world's first IMAX film in 3D
- "Transition" (1957 Lassie TV series episode), an episode of US television series Lassie
- "Transitions" (The Wire), an episode of US television series The Wire
- "Transition" (The West Wing), an episode of US television series The West Wing
- "Transitions", an episode of US television series Without a Trace
- "Transitions" (Law & Order: Special Victims Unit episode), an episode of US television series Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Music
Albums
- Transition (Chipmunk album), 2011
- Transition (John Coltrane album), 1970
- Transition (The First Edition album), 1971
- Transition (John Miles album), 1985
- Transition (Fly to the Sky album), 2006
- Transition (Ryan Leslie album), 2009
- Transitions (John Digweed album), 2006
- Transitions (Aghora album), 2006
- Transitions (Westbound Train album), 2006
- Transitions (EP), 2010
- The Transition, an EP by Say No More, 2006
Bands
See also