Galactic science: The development of suns, planets and star systems from gas and dust clouds.
Photography: When composing a photographic slide show, the transition between one slide and the next can take many forms, such as fade to the left, shutter, dissolve, push, flip, rotate, etc.
Human development: The periods between being a baby/child/youth and being an adult.
Music: Musical techniques to make a seamless change from one style to another.
Communication: In speech and writing, linking new thoughts to what has already been presented.
Biology: The many subtle changes that take place during the transition from seed or embryo to fully formed plant or creature.