sublimation vs shift

shift vs sublimation

sublimation and shift both are nouns.

sublimation is not a verb while shift is a verb.

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

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

sublimation: (chemistry) a change directly from the solid to the gaseous state without becoming liquid
shift: a qualitative change

Other hypernyms of sublimation include transformation, transmutation.

sublimation (noun)	shift (noun)
(psychology) modifying the natural expression of an impulse or instinct (especially a sexual one) to one that is socially acceptable	the act of moving from one place to another
(chemistry) a change directly from the solid to the gaseous state without becoming liquid	the act of changing one thing or position for another
	a loose-fitting dress hanging straight from the shoulders without a waist
	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

sublimation (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 sublimation and shift

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