"transition element" meaning in English

See transition element in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: transition elements [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} transition element (plural transition elements)
  1. (chemistry) Any element in the d block of the periodic table (i.e. groups 3 to 12 inclusive). Categories (topical): Chemistry Synonyms: transition metal Related terms: lanthanide, actinide
    Sense id: en-transition_element-en-noun-vq7YFcBX Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
  2. (chemistry, dated) The same, but excluding the group 12 elements (i.e. groups 3 to 11 inclusive). Tags: dated Categories (topical): Chemistry
    Sense id: en-transition_element-en-noun-59WO9REE Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
  3. (chemistry, dated) 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. Tags: dated Categories (topical): Chemistry, Types of chemical element Translations (Translations): oorgangselement (Afrikaans), 過渡金屬 /过渡金属 (guòdù jīnshǔ) (Chinese Mandarin), overgangsmetaal [neuter] (Dutch), siirtymäalkuaine (Finnish), siirtymämetalli (Finnish), élément de transition [masculine] (French), métal de transition [masculine] (French), μεταβατικό μέταλλο (metavatikó métallo) [neuter] (Greek), átmenetifém (Hungarian), innskuddsmetall [neuter] (Norwegian Bokmål), overgangsmetall [neuter] (Norwegian Bokmål), transisjonsmetall [neuter] (Norwegian Bokmål), innskotsmetall [neuter] (Norwegian Nynorsk), transisjonsmetall [neuter] (Norwegian Nynorsk), pierwiastek przejściowy [masculine] (Polish), element de tranziție [neuter] (Romanian), metal de tranziție [neuter] (Romanian), prijelazni element [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), prijelazni metal [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), elemento de transición [masculine] (Spanish), metal de transición [masculine] (Spanish), kim loại chuyển tiếp (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-transition_element-en-noun-EPE~hDWC Disambiguation of Types of chemical element: 30 22 48 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Afrikaans translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations, Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Vietnamese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 23 17 60 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 13 9 78 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 25 17 59 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 22 14 64 Disambiguation of Terms with Afrikaans translations: 20 15 65 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 20 15 65 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 20 15 64 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 20 14 66 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 24 21 55 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 23 21 55 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 23 18 58 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations: 21 16 63 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations: 21 13 66 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 20 16 63 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 20 15 64 Disambiguation of Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations: 20 15 65 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 20 13 67 Disambiguation of Terms with Vietnamese translations: 20 15 65 Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences Disambiguation of 'Translations': 18 11 71

Inflected forms

{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "transition elements",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "transition element (plural transition elements)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Chemistry",
          "orig": "en:Chemistry",
          "parents": [
            "Sciences",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Any element in the d block of the periodic table (i.e. groups 3 to 12 inclusive)."
      ],
      "id": "en-transition_element-en-noun-vq7YFcBX",
      "links": [
        [
          "chemistry",
          "chemistry"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(chemistry) Any element in the d block of the periodic table (i.e. groups 3 to 12 inclusive)."
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "_dis1": "47 26 27",
          "word": "lanthanide"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "47 26 27",
          "word": "actinide"
        }
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "transition metal"
        }
      ],
      "topics": [
        "chemistry",
        "natural-sciences",
        "physical-sciences"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Chemistry",
          "orig": "en:Chemistry",
          "parents": [
            "Sciences",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "The same, but excluding the group 12 elements (i.e. groups 3 to 11 inclusive)."
      ],
      "id": "en-transition_element-en-noun-59WO9REE",
      "links": [
        [
          "chemistry",
          "chemistry"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(chemistry, dated) The same, but excluding the group 12 elements (i.e. groups 3 to 11 inclusive)."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "dated"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "chemistry",
        "natural-sciences",
        "physical-sciences"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Chemistry",
          "orig": "en:Chemistry",
          "parents": [
            "Sciences",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "23 17 60",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "13 9 78",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Entries with translation boxes",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "25 17 59",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "22 14 64",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "20 15 65",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Afrikaans translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "20 15 65",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Dutch translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "20 15 64",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Finnish translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "20 14 66",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with French translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "24 21 55",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Greek translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "23 21 55",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Hungarian translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "23 18 58",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Mandarin translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "21 16 63",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "21 13 66",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "20 16 63",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Polish translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "20 15 64",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Romanian translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "20 15 65",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "20 13 67",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Spanish translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "20 15 65",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Vietnamese translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "30 22 48",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Types of chemical element",
          "orig": "en:Types of chemical element",
          "parents": [
            "Chemical elements",
            "Matter",
            "Chemistry",
            "Nature",
            "Sciences",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "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."
      ],
      "id": "en-transition_element-en-noun-EPE~hDWC",
      "links": [
        [
          "chemistry",
          "chemistry"
        ],
        [
          "group",
          "group"
        ],
        [
          "metallic",
          "metallic"
        ],
        [
          "element",
          "element"
        ],
        [
          "incomplete",
          "incomplete"
        ],
        [
          "inner",
          "inner"
        ],
        [
          "electron shell",
          "electron shell"
        ],
        [
          "multiple",
          "multiple"
        ],
        [
          "valencies",
          "valencies"
        ],
        [
          "coloured",
          "coloured"
        ],
        [
          "compound",
          "compound"
        ],
        [
          "stable",
          "stable"
        ],
        [
          "complex ion",
          "complex ion"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(chemistry, dated) 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."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "dated"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "chemistry",
        "natural-sciences",
        "physical-sciences"
      ],
      "translations": [
        {
          "_dis1": "18 11 71",
          "code": "af",
          "lang": "Afrikaans",
          "sense": "Translations",
          "word": "oorgangselement"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "18 11 71",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "guòdù jīnshǔ",
          "sense": "Translations",
          "word": "過渡金屬 /过渡金属"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "18 11 71",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "Translations",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "overgangsmetaal"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "18 11 71",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "Translations",
          "word": "siirtymäalkuaine"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "18 11 71",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "Translations",
          "word": "siirtymämetalli"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "18 11 71",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "Translations",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "élément de transition"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "18 11 71",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "Translations",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "métal de transition"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "18 11 71",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "metavatikó métallo",
          "sense": "Translations",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "μεταβατικό μέταλλο"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "18 11 71",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "Translations",
          "word": "átmenetifém"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "18 11 71",
          "code": "nb",
          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "sense": "Translations",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "innskuddsmetall"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "18 11 71",
          "code": "nb",
          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "sense": "Translations",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "overgangsmetall"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "18 11 71",
          "code": "nb",
          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "sense": "Translations",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "transisjonsmetall"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "18 11 71",
          "code": "nn",
          "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
          "sense": "Translations",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "innskotsmetall"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "18 11 71",
          "code": "nn",
          "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
          "sense": "Translations",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "transisjonsmetall"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "18 11 71",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "Translations",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "pierwiastek przejściowy"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "18 11 71",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "Translations",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "element de tranziție"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "18 11 71",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "Translations",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "metal de tranziție"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "18 11 71",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "Translations",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "prijelazni element"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "18 11 71",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "Translations",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "prijelazni metal"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "18 11 71",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "Translations",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "elemento de transición"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "18 11 71",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "Translations",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "metal de transición"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "18 11 71",
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "Translations",
          "word": "kim loại chuyển tiếp"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "transition metal"
  ],
  "word": "transition element"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "English countable nouns",
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English multiword terms",
    "English nouns",
    "Entries with translation boxes",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Terms with Afrikaans translations",
    "Terms with Dutch translations",
    "Terms with Finnish translations",
    "Terms with French translations",
    "Terms with Greek translations",
    "Terms with Hungarian translations",
    "Terms with Mandarin translations",
    "Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations",
    "Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations",
    "Terms with Polish translations",
    "Terms with Romanian translations",
    "Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations",
    "Terms with Spanish translations",
    "Terms with Vietnamese translations",
    "Translation table header lacks gloss",
    "en:Types of chemical element"
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "transition elements",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "transition element (plural transition elements)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "lanthanide"
    },
    {
      "word": "actinide"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "en:Chemistry"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Any element in the d block of the periodic table (i.e. groups 3 to 12 inclusive)."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "chemistry",
          "chemistry"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(chemistry) Any element in the d block of the periodic table (i.e. groups 3 to 12 inclusive)."
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "transition metal"
        }
      ],
      "topics": [
        "chemistry",
        "natural-sciences",
        "physical-sciences"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English dated terms",
        "en:Chemistry"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "The same, but excluding the group 12 elements (i.e. groups 3 to 11 inclusive)."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "chemistry",
          "chemistry"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(chemistry, dated) The same, but excluding the group 12 elements (i.e. groups 3 to 11 inclusive)."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "dated"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "chemistry",
        "natural-sciences",
        "physical-sciences"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English dated terms",
        "en:Chemistry"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "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."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "chemistry",
          "chemistry"
        ],
        [
          "group",
          "group"
        ],
        [
          "metallic",
          "metallic"
        ],
        [
          "element",
          "element"
        ],
        [
          "incomplete",
          "incomplete"
        ],
        [
          "inner",
          "inner"
        ],
        [
          "electron shell",
          "electron shell"
        ],
        [
          "multiple",
          "multiple"
        ],
        [
          "valencies",
          "valencies"
        ],
        [
          "coloured",
          "coloured"
        ],
        [
          "compound",
          "compound"
        ],
        [
          "stable",
          "stable"
        ],
        [
          "complex ion",
          "complex ion"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(chemistry, dated) 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."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "dated"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "chemistry",
        "natural-sciences",
        "physical-sciences"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "af",
      "lang": "Afrikaans",
      "sense": "Translations",
      "word": "oorgangselement"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "guòdù jīnshǔ",
      "sense": "Translations",
      "word": "過渡金屬 /过渡金属"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "Translations",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "overgangsmetaal"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "Translations",
      "word": "siirtymäalkuaine"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "Translations",
      "word": "siirtymämetalli"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "Translations",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "élément de transition"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "Translations",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "métal de transition"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "metavatikó métallo",
      "sense": "Translations",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "μεταβατικό μέταλλο"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "Translations",
      "word": "átmenetifém"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "Translations",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "innskuddsmetall"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "Translations",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "overgangsmetall"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "Translations",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "transisjonsmetall"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "Translations",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "innskotsmetall"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "Translations",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "transisjonsmetall"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "Translations",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "pierwiastek przejściowy"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "Translations",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "element de tranziție"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "Translations",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "metal de tranziție"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "Translations",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "prijelazni element"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "Translations",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "prijelazni metal"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "Translations",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "elemento de transición"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "Translations",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "metal de transición"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "Translations",
      "word": "kim loại chuyển tiếp"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "transition metal"
  ],
  "word": "transition element"
}

Download raw JSONL data for transition element meaning in English (5.3kB)


This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable English dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2025-04-29 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2025-04-20 using wiktextract (4eaa824 and ea19a0a). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.