(differential geometry) Synonym of transition function.

plural of transition map

An optional one-year school programme that can be taken in the year after the Junior Certificate in Ireland. / A student currently doing a transition year.

plural of transition year / (Ireland, slang) Students doing a transition year.

(grammar): A verb that is accompanied (either clearly or implicitly) by a direct object in the active voice. It links the action taken by the subject with the object upon which that action is taken. Consequently, transitive verbs can also be used in the passive voice when the direct object of the equivalent active-voice sentence becomes the subject.

(chemistry) Any of the group of metallic elements that have an incomplete inner (d) electron shell, having multiple valencies and forming coloured compounds and stable complex ions; the elements from scandium through copper, and those lying below them in the periodic table.

(computing theory) A function from (state, input symbol) to state describing what state to move to on receiving a given input in a given state.

In amorphous materials, gradual and reversible transition from a hard and relatively brittle "glassy" state into a viscous or rubbery state (or opposite) over a range of temperature range.

(physics) The transition between thermodynamic phases of a physical system, especially one between the solid, liquid, and gaseous phases of a substance.

(advertising) One of four archetypal dramatic structures of commercials, characterized by an emotionally neutral beginning with an enormous leap in positive emotions generated by seeing the branded product in use.