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US
/ˈswɪtʃɪŋ/
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[ UK /swˈɪtʃɪŋ/ ]
[ UK /swˈɪtʃɪŋ/ ]
NOUN
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the act of changing one thing or position for another
his switch on abortion cost him the election
How To Use switching In A Sentence
- The varistor and the surge absorber protect electronic circuits from switching surge and static electricity.
- By switching the anti-aliasing mode on and off, I found different and useful timbres, because even aliasing creates an interesting digital jitter.
- In many communities switching between languages serves important functions.
- To study viral infections, Weitz teamed with postdoctoral fellow Yuriy Mileyko, graduate student Richard Joh and Eberhard Voit, who is a professor in the Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering, the David D. Flanagan Chair Georgia Research Alliance Eminent Scholar in Biological Systems and director of the new Integrative BioSystems Institute at Georgia Tech. Nearly all previous theoretical studies have claimed that switching between "lysis" and Innovations-report
- Costs have been cut by changing the crude mix and switching the plant's boilers to burn gas rather than more expensive fuel oil. Times, Sunday Times
- Families are switching their spending from essentials such as food and petrol to discretionary items as they treat themselves to little luxuries. Times, Sunday Times
- Hai!” switching the camel, and fruitlessly endeavouring to fustigate Mas’ud’s nephew, who resolutely slept upon the water-bags. Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah and Meccah
- Even customers who don't borrow might gain from switching.
- Aside from switching the order of the first question, this year was no exception.
- The track of the jet stream winds can also meander around in spring, switching between winter and summer conditions at astonishing speed. Times, Sunday Times