shift vs amplitude
amplitude vs shiftshift and amplitude both are nouns.
shift is a verb but amplitude is not a verb.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| shift | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| amplitude | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
amplitude is a hyponym of
shift; that is, amplitude is a
word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
shift:
- shift: an event in which something is displaced without rotation
- amplitude: (physics) the maximum displacement of a periodic wave
Other hyponyms of shift include
luxation.
| shift (noun) | amplitude (noun) |
|---|---|
| the act of moving from one place to another | greatness of magnitude |
| the act of changing one thing or position for another | the property of copious abundance |
| a loose-fitting dress hanging straight from the shoulders without a waist | (physics) the maximum displacement of a periodic wave |
| a woman's sleeveless undergarment | |
| the key on the typewriter keyboard that shifts from lower-case letters to upper-case letters | |
| an event in which something is displaced without rotation | |
| a qualitative change | |
| a crew of workers who work for a specific period of time | |
| (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 |
| shift (verb) | amplitude (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 |
Words related to "shift"
- Denali Fault
- San Andreas Fault
- advance
- agitate
- alter
- alteration
- amplitude
- back
- beat down
- betterment
- break
- budge
- bunker
- careen
- carry
- carry forward
- carry over
- change
- change over
- changeover
- channel-surf
- chemise
- cleft
- commute
- conversion
- convert
- crack
- crevice
- crew
- cut
- day shift
- day watch
- degeneration
- diphthongise
- diphthongize
- dislodge
- displace
- displacement
- dress
- duty period
- evening shift
- exchange
- fault
- fault line
- faulting
- fissure
- fracture
- frock
- gang
- geological fault
- geology
- go
- graveyard shift
- hands
- hours
- improvement
- inclined fault
- interchange
- jump
- key
- leap
- lurch
- luxation
- manpower
- men
- modification
- modify
- motion
- move
- movement
- night shift
- phonetics
- pitch
- population shift
- pyrolysis
- relay
- remove
- replace
- reposition
- retrogression
- sack
- scissure
- sea change
- shift
- shift key
- shifter
- shifting
- shifty
- shimmy
- shoulder strap
- shuffle
- shunt
- slip
- spell
- split shift
- stir
- strap
- strengthening
- strike-slip fault
- sublimation
- substitute
- surf
- swing shift
- switch
- switch up
- switcheroo
- switching
- teddy
- tilt
- tin disease
- tin pest
- tin plague
- tour
- transfer
- transformation
- transition
- translation
- translocate
- transmutation
- transplant
- transpose
- transship
- trick
- turn
- type
- typewrite
- typewriter keyboard
- undergarment
- unmentionable
- veer
- watch
- weakening
- wobble
- work force
- work party
- work shift
- workday
- workforce
- working day
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