transitional space

collocation in English

meaningsoftransitionalandspace

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transitional
adjective
uk
/trænˈzɪʃ.ən.əl/
us
/trænˈzɪʃ.ən.əl/
belonging or relating to a change, or the process of change, from one form or type ...
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space
noun
uk
/speɪs/
us
/speɪs/
an empty area that is available to ...
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(Definition oftransitionalandspacefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoftransitional space

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The unusually deep window niches define atransitionalspaceat the window opening - a border space.
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However, uncertainties around inclusion of the marginalised must be carefully weighed against the potentially more damaging risks associated with exclusion in a fragiletransitionalspace.
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By extending this logic of articulatedtransitionalspace, the sidelight can be read as participating in an entire zone of transition.
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The one next to the old cottage produces thetransitionalspacebetween the two buildings, but also two roofed porches to the sides.
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A covered patio with brick flooring, planted containers, chairs, and tables provides atransitionalspacebetween indoor and outdoor areas.
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The large hall served as both a formal entry into the house and atransitionalspacebetween the two parlors and the outside.
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In thistransitionalspacewe can find the transitional object.
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Such semi-public or transitional spaces act as an interface between public and private realms and provide a sense of continuous diversity.
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Are they transitional spaces in which to implement an externally created curriculum or are they curricular spaces in their own right?
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Papapetrou engages part reality, part fantasy moving through the mysterious landscape of her home country, using the rich terrain as a backdrop for narratives about thetransitionalspaceof childhood.
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Where, in transitional spaces, law seeks to exclude, it must be very clear how and why that degree of exclusion is warranted.
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Works with moving perspective rely on spatial transitions, usually simulated or evoked, such as the classic use of doors as transitional spaces in acousmatic music.
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Restorative justice and communitybased alternatives to policing also feature quite strongly in some transitional spaces in terms of redefining power relations and administering effective process.
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These issues all engage a certain degree of fluidity in transitional spaces.
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These are the points of maximum transparency, transitional spaces situated on the western building perimeter and here the building skin is broken in various ways to connect exterior and interior.
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Transitional spaces, which are neither internal nor external spaces, do not call upon artificial means of thermal control and somehow lessen the comfort expectations of the users.
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In modern homes, butler's pantries are usually located in transitional spaces between kitchens and dining rooms, and used as staging areas for serving meals.
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These were transitional spaces, lightly populated, between the coastal fishing communities and their rural interior.
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