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translation vs shift

shift vs translation

translation and shift both are nouns.

translation is not a verb while shift is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
translation Yes No No No
shift Yes No Yes No
As nouns, shift is a hyponym of translation; that is, shift is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than translation:
  • translation: a uniform movement without rotation
  • shift: an event in which something is displaced without rotation
Other hyponyms of translation include displacement.
translation (noun) shift (noun)
the act of uniform movement the act of moving from one place to another
the act of changing in form or shape or appearance the act of changing one thing or position for another
a written communication in a second language having the same meaning as the written communication in a first language a loose-fitting dress hanging straight from the shoulders without a waist
rewording something in less technical terminology a woman's sleeveless undergarment
a uniform movement without rotation the key on the typewriter keyboard that shifts from lower-case letters to upper-case letters
(genetics) the process whereby genetic information coded in messenger RNA directs the formation of a specific protein at a ribosome in the cytoplasm an event in which something is displaced without rotation
(mathematics) a transformation in which the origin of the coordinate system is moved to another position but the direction of each axis remains the same 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
translation (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
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