transition vs flash-forward

flash-forward vs transition

transition and flash-forward both are nouns.

transition is a verb but flash-forward is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
transition	Yes	No	Yes	No
flash-forward	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, flash-forward is a hyponym of transition; that is, flash-forward is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than transition:

transition: a passage that connects a topic to one that follows
flash-forward: a transition (in literary or theatrical works or films) to a later event or scene that interrupts the normal chronological development of the story

Other hyponyms of transition include flashback, dissolve, cut, jump.

transition (noun)	flash-forward (noun)
the act of passing from one state or place to the next	a transition (in literary or theatrical works or films) to a later event or scene that interrupts the normal chronological development of the story
a passage that connects a topic to one that follows
a musical passage moving from one key to another
an event that results in a transformation
a change from one place or state or subject or stage to another

transition (verb)	flash-forward (verb)
make or undergo a transition (from one state or system to another)
cause to convert or undergo a transition

Difference between transition and flash-forward

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