transición

Galician

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin trānsitiōnem.

Noun

transición f (plural transicións)

1. transition

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin trānsitiōnem. Cognate with English transition.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /tɾansiˈθjon/ [t̪ɾãn.siˈθjõn]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /tɾansiˈsjon/ [t̪ɾãn.siˈsjõn]
• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: tran‧si‧ción

Noun

transición f (plural transiciones)

1. transition
2. shift, changeover, switchover

Derived terms

• metal de transición
• temperatura de transición vítrea

Related terms

• transitar
• tránsito
• transitorio

Further reading

• “transición”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10