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
- 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
- noun The response of the congregation speaking alternately with the minister.
- noun A pattern by which more than one construct is possible, as with "Alice cooked Bob dinner" and "Alice cooked dinner for Bob".
- noun The "inclusive or" truth function.
change — full definition
- verb To become different, or to make something different.
- verb To replace one thing with another, such as clothes or a diaper.
- verb To switch from one train, bus, or vehicle to another during a journey.
- noun The act or result of becoming different.
- noun Coins given back after paying with a larger amount of money than the price.