transitioningn.
/tranˈzɪʃ(ə)nɪŋ/, /trɑːnˈzɪʃ(ə)nɪŋ/, /tranˈsɪʃ(ə)nɪŋ/, /trɑːnˈsɪʃ(ə)nɪŋ/, /tranˈsɪʒ(ə)nɪŋ/, /trɑːnˈsɪʒ(ə)nɪŋ/, U.S. /trænˈzɪʃ(ə)nɪŋ/ 1. The process of undergoing a transition; passage from one state or system to another.
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1851 J. R. Morell tr. C. Fourier Passions Human Soul II. 436 Those very empires which say that they are well provided with statesmen, like England, fall into the most shocking absurdities; wherever transitioning [Fr. transitionner] is the question.
1978 Aviation Week & Space Technol. 6 Feb. 228/1 The 550th, formerly an F-4 training squadron, has been dedicated to the Ready Holloman program for the final phase of F-15 transitioning.
2011 World Today 67 29 The safe transitioning of combatants to civilian life in the Libyan case could help to reduce the risk of renewed violence.
2. The process by which a transgender or transsexual person comes to live as the sex or gender with which that person identifies; the process of undergoing sex or gender transition. See transition n. 7.
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1990 J. A. Stringer Transsexual's Survival Guide Transition & Beyond vii. 45 There are three primary methods of transitioning in the work environment.
2003 Radical Teacher No. 67. 11/1 The process of transitioning has opened a lot of doors, and I am exploring what it means for me to be a man.
2011 K. Bender-Baird Transgender Employm. Experiences iii. 61 Due to the financial burden of transitioning, retaining employment is essential.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
transitioningadj.
/tranˈzɪʃ(ə)nɪŋ/, /trɑːnˈzɪʃ(ə)nɪŋ/, /tranˈsɪʃ(ə)nɪŋ/, /trɑːnˈsɪʃ(ə)nɪŋ/, /tranˈsɪʒ(ə)nɪŋ/, /trɑːnˈsɪʒ(ə)nɪŋ/, U.S. /trænˈzɪʃ(ə)nɪŋ/ 1. Undergoing a transition or change; passing from one state or system to another.
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the world > time > change > change to something else, transformation > gradual change > [noun]
devolution1629
induction1638
graduality1646
development1756
evolution1796
transition1800
evolvement1801
shading-off1858
transitioning1955
society > travel > air or space travel > action of flying (in) aircraft > specific flying operations or procedures > [noun] > causing or undergoing transition, converting
transitioning1955
society > travel > air or space travel > action of flying (in) aircraft > specific flying operations or procedures > [adjective] > undergoing transition, one state to another
transitioning1955
1955 Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts & Sci. 84 40 The volume change at the transition should be proportional to the fractional part of the whole volume occupied by the transitioning member.
1976 Aviation Week & Space Technol. 4 Oct. 60/1 (caption) Enclosures covering the window panels of this Boeing 707 flight simulator house computer-driven color television displays and associated optics that provide transitioning pilots with realistic visual impressions of the world outside the airplane.
2016 World Devel. Rep. (World Bank) 256/2 A priority for transitioning countries is to institute strong competition laws.
2. Of a transgender or transsexual person: coming to live as the sex or gender with which one identifies. See transition n. 7.
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1992 D. J. Cole Employer's Guide to Gender Transition ii. 35 These [inter-personal] dynamics may be magnified for a short period of time around the transitioning individual.
2007 Washington Post (Nexis) 11 Nov. (Metro section) c1 Some [states] allow transitioning people to change restrooms before surgery only if they can document their gender status.
2018 Times (Nexis) 24 Feb. (Mag.) This is, after all, the hormone used by transitioning women who wish to become male.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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