transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈtran(t)-sə-tiv, ˈtran-zə-; ˈtran(t)s-tiv ]
adjective
Etymology: Late Latin transitivus, from Latin transitus, past participle of transire
Date: 1590
1. : characterized by having or containing a direct object
a transitive verb
a transitive construction
2. : being or relating to a relation with the property that if the relation holds between a first element and a second and between the second element and a third, it holds between the first and third elements
equality is a transitive relation
3. : of, relating to, or characterized by transition
• tran·si·tive·ly adverb
• tran·si·tive·ness noun
• tran·si·tiv·i·ty ˌtran(t)-sə-ˈti-və-tē, ˌtran-zə- noun