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смена — meaning in English

smena

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English meaning

  • alternation noun The reciprocal succession of (normally two) things in time or place; the act of following and being followed by turns; alternate succession, performance, or occurrence
  • change verb To become different, or to make something different.
  • commutation noun Substitution of one thing for another; interchange.
  • duty noun Something a person is morally or legally obligated to do.
  • shift verb To move something from one place or position to another.

Senses

смена is used for these senses in English:

  • alternation The reciprocal succession of (normally two) things in time or place; the act of following and being followed by turns; alternate succession, performance, or occurrence
  • change (countable) A replacement.
  • commutation (obsolete) A passing from one state to another; change; alteration; mutation.
  • duty (engineering) The efficiency of an engine in work done per unit of fuel; particularly, the number of pounds of water which a steam pumping engine can raise one foot by burning one bushel or hundredweight of coal.
  • shift A change of workers, now specifically a set group of workers or period of working time.
  • vicissitude Regular change or succession from one thing to another, or one part of a cycle to the next; alternation; mutual succession; interchange; variability.

alternation — full definition

  1. noun The reciprocal succession of (normally two) things in time or place; the act of following and being followed by turns; alternate succession, performance, or occurrence
  2. noun The response of the congregation speaking alternately with the minister.
  3. noun A pattern by which more than one construct is possible, as with "Alice cooked Bob dinner" and "Alice cooked dinner for Bob".
  4. noun The "inclusive or" truth function.

change — full definition

  1. verb To become different, or to make something different.
  2. verb To replace one thing with another, such as clothes or a diaper.
  3. verb To switch from one train, bus, or vehicle to another during a journey.
  4. noun The act or result of becoming different.
  5. noun Coins given back after paying with a larger amount of money than the price.

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