transitional

of, or relating to a transition

Adjective

  1. of, or relating to a transition
    • transitional justice
    • These tasks may be summarised as comprising the maintenance and improvement of railway services and facilities during a transitional period; the reorganising of systems of management and technical practices, so as to...
  2. temporary; pending the implementation of something new
    • XHTML 1.0 Transitional

Origin

Etymology tree Middle French transitionbor. English transition Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English transitional From transition + -al.

Synonyms

provisional provisory

Related

transient transit transition transitive transitory

Derived

multitransitional nontransitional posttransitional pretransitional transitional deacon transitional epithelium transitionality transitional jacket transitional justice transitionally transitionalness transitional object transitional planet transitional provision