transitional |
of or pertaining to transition. |
transition element |
any chemical element, usu. metallic, characterized by a partially filled inner shell of electrons. |
transitive |
in grammar, indicating a verb that takes a direct object, such as "get". [3 definitions] |
transitive verb |
a verb that is followed by a stated direct object. In the sentence, "I teach math," the word "teach" is a transitive verb and "math" is the direct object. |
transitory |
lasting for only a short time; brief. |
translate |
to convert (written or spoken words) into another language. [6 definitions] |
translation |
the act of translating from one language to another. [4 definitions] |
translator |
a person who converts (written or spoken words) into another language. |
transliterate |
to write (letters or words) in the corresponding characters or symbols of another alphabet. |
translocate |
to move or transfer from one place to another. |
translocation |
a movement or transference from one place to another. [3 definitions] |
translucent |
permitting the diffused passage of light, so that images on the other side cannot be seen clearly. |
transmigrate |
to pass into and be reborn in another body, as the soul of a dead person. [2 definitions] |
transmigration |
the rebirth of the soul of a dead person in another's body. (See reincarnation.) |
transmissible |
capable of being transmitted, as a disease. |
transmission |
the act or process of transmitting, or the fact or condition of being transmitted. [4 definitions] |
transmission line |
any system of conductors that transmits signals. |
transmit |
to send or convey from a source to a destination. [6 definitions] |
transmitter |
the broadcasting apparatus that generates, amplifies, and modulates radio waves and sends the signal thus produced from an antenna. [3 definitions] |
transmogrify |
to change, transform, or mutate, esp. in a grotesque or strange way. |
transmutation |
the act or process of transmuting or the state of being transmuted; transformation. [3 definitions] |