switch vs transition

switch and transition both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
switch	Yes	No	Yes	No
transition	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, transition is a hyponym of switch; that is, transition is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than switch:

switch: lay aside, abandon, or leave for another
transition: make or undergo a transition (from one state or system to another)

Other hyponyms of switch include shift, break, channel-surf, surf, jump, leap, diphthongise, diphthongize, cut, break.

switch (noun)	transition (noun)
the act of changing one thing or position for another	the act of passing from one state or place to the next
a basketball maneuver; two defensive players shift assignments so that each guards the player usually guarded by the other	a passage that connects a topic to one that follows
a flexible implement used as an instrument of punishment	a musical passage moving from one key to another
control consisting of a mechanical or electrical or electronic device for making or breaking or changing the connections in a circuit	an event that results in a transformation
railroad track having two movable rails and necessary connections; used to turn a train from one track to another or to store rolling stock	a change from one place or state or subject or stage to another
hairpiece consisting of a tress of false hair; used by women to give shape to a coiffure
an event in which one thing is substituted for another

switch (verb)	transition (verb)
reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action)	make or undergo a transition (from one state or system to another)
make a shift in or exchange of	cause to convert or undergo a transition
lay aside, abandon, or leave for another
change over, change around, as to a new order or sequence
cause to go on or to be engaged or set in operation
flog with or as if with a flexible rod
exchange or give (something) in exchange for