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Einstein shift
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frequency shift keying
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blue shift
blue shift or blueshift, in astronomy, the systematic displacement of individual lines in the spectrum of a celestial object toward the blue, or shorter wavelength, end of the visible spectrum. The amount of displacement is a function of the object's relative velocity toward the observer.... Read more |
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Transference
TRANSFERENCE The term transference denotes a shift onto another person |
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The Paladins
The Paladins Rockabilly group Whether yelping greasy rockabilly, wailing West Coast R&B, crooning Bakersfield-influenced country, or dabbling in small combo swing, the Paladins have kept their roots-music faith alive the hardest way possible—on the road. Despite changing... Read more |
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Betsey Johnson
Betsey Johnson Betsey Johnson (born ca. 1941), dress designer for the young and young-at-heart, set fashion trends during four decades. Fashion designer Betsey Johnson, with her red hair and perpetual ear-to-ear grin, was a colorful burst of energy in the fashion world. She first exploded... Read more |
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Hubbles law
Hubble's law in astronomy, statement that the distances between galaxies (see galaxy ) or clusters of galaxies are continuously increasing and that therefore the universe is expanding. Discovery and Explanation of the Red Shift Edwin Hubble first proposed this law in 1929 based on a study of the... Read more |
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Shifting cultivation
shifting cultivation (slash-and-burn agriculture) The traditional agricultural system of semi-nomadic people, in which a small area of forest is cleared by burning, cultivated for 1–5 years, and then abandoned as soil fertility and crop yields fall and weeds encroach. Ideally vegetation... Read more |
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radial velocity
radial velocity in astronomy, the speed with which a star moves toward or away from the sun. It is determined from the red or blue shift in the star's spectrum .... Read more |
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Nursing
...they would be available for emergencies or because of split shifts. This meant that for the most part the married women in...1945, when only 169 men were enrolled nationwide. An upward swing began after 1954 when the military commissioned the first male... |
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Court‐packing Plan
...often sided with them, thus leaving Justice Owen Roberts as the swing vote. Following his landslide electoral victory, Roosevelt instructed...v. Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp.). Justice Owen Roberts' shift, which journalists called the “switch in time that saved... |
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swing shift
swing shift • n. a work shift from mid-afternoon to around midnight. |
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swing
...the ball. ∎ [intr.] (swing at) attempt to hit or punch...she swung a punch at him. 4. shift or cause to shift from one opinion...failure to seek a peace could swing sentiment the other way...or election): an attempt to swing the vote in ... |
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down
...schedule, or record: I'll put you down for the evening shift. 5. (with reference to partial payment of a sum of money...around to leeward so that the rudder is to windward and the vessel swings toward the wind. 7. Football (of the ball or a player in possession... |
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swing
swing • verb 1. the sign swung...wag, twirl. 3. this road swings off to the north synonyms...synonyms: change, fluctuate, shift, alter, oscillate, waver...if we keep trying, we can swing this deal synonyms: accomplish...wangle, land. • noun 1. a ... |
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shift
...veer, alter, change, turn, swing round. • noun 1. the southward shift of people synonyms: movement...transposition, relocation. 2. a shift in public opinion synonyms...turn. 3. they worked three shifts synonyms: stint, stretch, spell of work. 4. the night ... |
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trend
...unemployment synonyms: tendency, movement, drift, swing, shift, course, current, direction, progression, inclination...up synonyms: move, go, head, drift, gravitate, swing, shift, turn, incline, tend, lean, veer. |
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vary
...2. rates of interest can vary over time synonyms: fluctuate, rise and fall, go up and down, change, alter, shift, swing, deviate, differ. 3. the diaphragm is used for varying the aperture of the lens synonyms: modify, change, alter... |
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fluctuation
fluctuation • noun a natural fluctuation in temperaturesynonyms: variation, change, shift, alteration, swing, movement, oscillation, alternation, rise and fall, seesawing, yo-yoing, instability, unsteadiness.antonym: stability. |
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fluctuate
fluctuate • verb profits fluctuate from month to monthsynonyms: vary, change, differ, shift, alter, waver, swing, oscillate, alternate, rise and fall, go up and down, seesaw, yo-yo, be unstable. |
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veer
veer • verb synonyms: change course/direction, shift direction, turn, swerve, swing, sidestep, sheer, tack, be deflected. |
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movement
...activity. 2. the movement of supplies synonyms: transportation, shift, shifting, conveyance, moving, transfer. 3. the labor...movement toward equality synonyms: trend, tendency, drift, swing. 7. some movement will be made by the end of the month synonyms... |
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Appleton, Wis., Swing-Shift Workers Don't Sleep Easy.
...in Appleton, works a swing-shift schedule that...day less than non-shift workers. That lack...danger from working swing shifts or working odd hours...issues facing shift and swing workers, Kapitzke ... |
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Flexible work rules help factories meet productivity goals; Swing shifts are...
...abroad. Continental switched to a swing shift a year ago in North Carolina and...UAW-represented employees work a swing shift, featuring four 10-hour...DaimlerChrysler, Mitsubishi and Hyundai. The swing shift provides 120 ... |
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Tournament Is in Full Swing; Shifts in Momentum Mark First Two Days of Babe Ruth
...was all sparked by the first base coach," Donofrio joked. Shifts in momentum were common over the first two days of the tournament...two runs. "Tonight I just had it coming. I took a few more swings at batting practice, and it really helped out," Van Sickler... |
 "The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, VA)")
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SWING SHIFT'S SOUND BIGGER THAN SIZE.(SUFFOLK SUN)
...funds, so the couple decided on Swing Shift, a trio duplicating the sounds...so I made the rounds.'' Swing Shift usually makes the rounds for small...Museum Concert Series presents Swing Shift WHEN: 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday ... |
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SWING SHIFT "Still Swingin'" Independent
How do you prefer your swing music? Stripped down and chart- topping...tested? The Fairfax-based ensemble Swing Shift clearly prefers the latter style. That...large. Certainly no one could accuse Swing Shift of sounding undernourished... |
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SWING-SHIFT COLLEGE CATCHING ON
...sociology instructor, lectures to his Swing-Shift College class. (Color)(LARRY...Indiana University Northwest's Swing-Shift College have rediscovered...learning and they can't get enough. Swing-Shift College, which began ... |
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Swing Shift: "All-Girl" Bands of the 1940s. (Book Notes).(Review)
Sherrie Tucker. Swing Shift: "All-Girl" Bands of the 1940s...413 pp., $18.95 (paper). Both Swing Shift and Slacks and Calluses offer a...spent their summer vacations working the swing shift, detail their experience from... |
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NEED A SWING SHIFT? THESE GUYS CAN HELP
...Trahan, "and until everything shifts, I'm outside the box. They...got some good ideas. And his swing may help you prevent injuries...single best idea on how to swing a club." Having crossed paths...theories about the three-quarter swing. As the director of ... |
 "The Register Guard (Eugene, OR)")
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Studio? Forget it; Swing Shift does its best work live.(Entertainment)
...and check out the local big band Swing Shift. The 17-member, Count Basie...out of there,' said Jim Olsen, Swing Shift's musical director. "And...sometime late next year, will only be Swing Shift's second album in its 25... |
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EDUCATORS EXPLORE SWING SHIFT
...reality of workers who are part of the university's Swing-Shift College. Swing-Shift College offers classes at times and locations...professor Chuck Gallmeier said he admires the work the Swing-Shift students do. "There is a ... |
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