conversion vs shift

shift vs conversion

conversion and shift both are nouns.

conversion is not a verb while shift is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
conversion	Yes	No	No	No
shift	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, shift is a hypernym of conversion; that is, shift is a word with a broader meaning than conversion:

conversion: an event that results in a transformation
shift: a qualitative change

Other hypernyms of conversion include transformation, transmutation.

conversion (noun)	shift (noun)
the act of changing from one use or function or purpose to another	the act of moving from one place to another
a spiritual enlightenment causing a person to lead a new life	the act of changing one thing or position for another
a successful free throw or try for point after a touchdown	a loose-fitting dress hanging straight from the shoulders without a waist
act of exchanging one type of money or security for another	a woman's sleeveless undergarment
a change in the units or form of an expression:	the key on the typewriter keyboard that shifts from lower-case letters to upper-case letters
interchange of subject and predicate of a proposition	an event in which something is displaced without rotation
an event that results in a transformation	a qualitative change
a change of religion	a crew of workers who work for a specific period of time
(psychiatry) a defense mechanism represses emotional conflicts which are then converted into physical symptoms that have no organic basis	(geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other
	the time period during which you are at work

conversion (verb)	shift (verb)
	make a shift in or exchange of
	move and exchange for another
	lay aside, abandon, or leave for another
	move from one setting or context to another
	change in quality
	change gears
	change phonetically as part of a systematic historical change
	use a shift key on a keyboard
	change place or direction
	move very slightly
	move around
	move abruptly
	move sideways or in an unsteady way

Difference between conversion and shift

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