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==Pronunciation==
\tran(t)-ˈsi-shən, tran-ˈzi-, chiefly British tran(t)-ˈsi-zhən\
==Function
noun
==Etymology==
Latin transition-, transitio, from transire
*Date: 1551
==Definitions==
*1 a : passage from one [[state]], stage, subject, or place to another : [[change]]
:b : a [[movement]], development, or [[evolution]] from one [[form]], stage, or style to another
*2 a : a musical modulation
:b : a musical passage leading from one section of a piece to another
*3 : an abrupt change in [[energy]] state or level (as of an [[atom]]ic nucleus or a [[molecule]]) usually accompanied by loss or gain of a single [[quantum]] of energy
[[Category: General Reference]]
==Pronunciation==
\tran(t)-ˈsi-shən, tran-ˈzi-, chiefly British tran(t)-ˈsi-zhən\
==Function
noun
==Etymology==
Latin transition-, transitio, from transire
*Date: 1551
==Definitions==
*1 a : passage from one [[state]], stage, subject, or place to another : [[change]]
:b : a [[movement]], development, or [[evolution]] from one [[form]], stage, or style to another
*2 a : a musical modulation
:b : a musical passage leading from one section of a piece to another
*3 : an abrupt change in [[energy]] state or level (as of an [[atom]]ic nucleus or a [[molecule]]) usually accompanied by loss or gain of a single [[quantum]] of energy
[[Category: General Reference]]