| Library / English Dictionary |
SWITCHING
| Pronunciation (US): |  | (GB): | |
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The act of changing one thing or position for another
Example:
his switch on abortion cost him the election
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("switching" is a kind of...):
change (the action of changing something)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "switching"):
switcheroo (a sudden unexpected switch)
Derivation:
switch (make a shift in or exchange of)
switch (exchange or give (something) in exchange for)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
-ing form of the verb switch
Context examples:
SETD1A plays a key role in epigenomic regulation – the switching on-and-off of genes in response to experience – a molecular process widespread in the brain.
(Schizophrenia risk gene linked to cognitive deficits in mice, National Institutes of Health)
Multiple cytokines, including TGF-beta, IL-10, IL-4, IL-5, and IL-6, are required to promote IgA class switching and terminal differentiation process of the B cells.
(Intestinal IgA Production Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/KEGG)
Mobile communications system that uses a combination of radio wave transmission and conventional telephone switching to permit telephone communication to and from mobile users within a specified area.
(Mobile Telephone, NCI Thesaurus)
Testing the RF shield around the coils of an MRI device for its ability to provide effective screening against electrical (eddy) currents induced by gradient switching.
(Device Gradient Induced Field Effect Testing Evaluation Method, Food and Drug Administration)
He began by drawing a most formidable-looking bludgeon loaded with lead from his pocket, and switching it backward and forward several times, as if to test its weight and strength.
(The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
The researchers collected data on aerosols in the atmosphere, meteorological conditions, traffic and reasons behind the consumers’ behaviour of switching from ethanol to gasoline.
(Ethanol to gasoline switch raises nanoparticles in air, SciDev.Net)
The study found that 54 percent of striped maple trees changed mating type over a four-year period, with some switching multiple times.
(Striped maple trees often change mating types, with females more likely to die, National Science Foundation)
One of the most remarkable characteristics of Sherlock Holmes was his power of throwing his brain out of action and switching all his thoughts on to lighter things whenever he had convinced himself that he could no longer work to advantage.
(His Last Bow, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
Kitamura and his team artificially reactivated memories in mice by using optogenetics, a technique that involves beaming light into their brains to control the activity of individual neurons by switching memories on or off.
(New Study Challenges Assumptions about How Memories Are Made, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
Issue associated with the connection of device and/or device components whereby channels, switching systems, and other functional units set up to provide means for a transfer of liquid, gas, electricity, or information do not match or fit.
(Fitting Problem Medical Device Problem, Food and Drug Administration)
