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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

• Transition, an operation of a finite-state machine

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
• "Transition" (United States of Tara),‎ an episode of US television series United States of Tara
• "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

• Transition (music), the middle passage of a piece of music

Albums

• Transition (John Coltrane album), 1970
• Transition (The First Edition album), 1971
• Transition (Buddy Rich Lionel Hampton album), 1974
• Transition (John Miles album), 1985
• Transition (Fly to the Sky album), 2006
• Transition (Ryan Leslie album), 2009
• Transition (Chipmunk album), 2011

• Transitions (John Digweed album), 2006
• Transitions (Aghora album), 2006
• Transitions (Westbound Train album), 2006
• Transitions (EP), 2010 by Canadian post-hardcore band Silverstein

• The Transition, an EP by Say No More, 2006

Bands

• Transition (band), is an English rock indie band hailing from Bristol
• Transitional (band), a post-punk band with riot grrrl and new wave influences
• The Transitions, an R&B group formed in the early 2000s in the USA

See also

• All pages beginning with "Transition"
• All pages with titles containing "Transition"
• Transition function (disambiguation)
• Fade (disambiguation)
• Gradient (disambiguation)

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