switch switching shift | the act of changing one thing or position for another, his switch on abortion cost him the election |
shift shifting | the act of moving from one place to another, his constant shifting disrupted the class |
arithmetic operation | a mathematical operation involving numbers |
chemise sack shift | a loose-fitting dress hanging straight from the shoulders without a waist |
chemise shimmy shift slip teddy | a woman's sleeveless undergarment |
shift key shift | the key on the typewriter keyboard that shifts from lowerase letters to upperase letters |
shift register | (computer science) register in which all bits can be shifted one or more positions to the left or to the right |
standard transmission stick shift | a transmission that is operated manually with a gear lever and a clutch pedal |
arithmetic | the branch of pure mathematics dealing with the theory of numerical calculations |
arithmetic mean first moment expectation expected value | the sum of the values of a random variable divided by the number of values |
transformation transmutation shift | a qualitative change |
population shift | a change in the relative numbers of the different groups of individuals making up a population |
shift displacement | an event in which something is displaced without rotation |
shift | a crew of workers who work for a specific period of time |
day shift day watch | workers who work during the day (as a.m. to p.m.) |
evening shift | workers who work during the evening (as p.m. to midnight) |
night shift graveyard shift | workers who work during the night (as midnight to a.m.) |
arithmetic progression | (mathematics) a progression in which a constant is added to each term in order to obtain the next term, ----- is the start of an arithmetic progression |
fault faulting geological fault shift fracture break | (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other, they built it right over a geological fault, he studied the faulting of the earth's crust |
Doppler effect Doppler shift | change in the apparent frequency of a wave as observer and source move toward or away from each other |
red shift redshift | (astronomy) a shift in the spectra of very distant galaxies toward longer wavelengths (toward the red end of the spectrum), generally interpreted as evidence that the universe is expanding |
boolean operation binary operation binary arithmetic operation | an operation that follows the rules of Boolean algebra, each operand and the result take one of two values |
shift work shift duty period | the time period during which you are at work |
day shift | the work shift during the day (as a.m. to p.m.) |
evening shift swing shift | the work shift during the evening (as p.m. to midnight) |
night shift graveyard shift | the work shift during the night (as midnight to a.m.) |
split shift | a working shift divided into two periods of time with several hours in between |
switch change over shift | make a shift in or exchange of, First Joe led, then we switched |
shift | move and exchange for another, shift the date for our class reunion |
switch shift change | lay aside, abandon, or leave for another, switch to a different brand of beer, She switched psychiatrists, The car changed lanes |
shift b | change gears, you have to shift when you go down a steep hill |
shift | move from one setting or context to another, shift the emphasis, shift one's attention |
shift | change in quality, His tone shifted |
shift c | change phonetically as part of a systematic historical change, Grimm showed how the consonants shifted |
shift | use a shift key on a keyboard, She could not shift so all her letters are written in lower case |
lurch pitch shift | move abruptly, The ship suddenly lurched to the left |
shift dislodge reposition | change place or direction, Shift one's position |
careen wobble shift tilt | move sideways or in an unsteady way, The ship careened out of control |
stir shift budge agitate | move very slightly, He shifted in his seat |
transfer shift | move around, transfer the packet from his trouser pockets to a pocket in his jacket |
arithmetical arithmetic | relating to or involving arithmetic, arithmetical computations |