cyclic shift
ˈsaɪklɪk ʃɪft
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Definition of cyclic shift - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

mathematicsTECH.change of an ordered list by rotating its elements with wraparoundTECH.
  • Each cyclic shift of the word creates a different arrangement of letters.
two pennies' worth

Adjective

mathematicsTECH.describing movement where items change positions in a repeating cycleTECH.
  • The data is rearranged using a cyclic shift encoding method.
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Expressions with cyclic

cyclic redundancy checkn.
error-detecting code making checksum to find data changes
A cyclic redundancy check found an error in the file.
cyclic AMPabbr.
chemical messenger that helps cells respond to signals
Cyclic AMP is important in many cell processes.
differential continuous cyclic permutationn.
permutation changing continuously in a cyclic manner
The function uses a differential continuous cyclic permutation to transform the data.

Expressions with shift

shift gearv.
change gears in a vehicle to adjust speed
He had to shift gear to climb the hill.
shift gearsv.
change the gear in a vehicle
He had to shift gears to climb the hill.
shift overv.
move slightly to one side
Please shift over so I can sit down.
graveyard shiftn.
work shift during the late night hours
He started working the graveyard shift at the hospital last month..
shift into gearv.
change the gear in a vehicle to start moving
She shifted into gear and drove away.
shift the blamev.
make someone else responsible for a mistake
He tried to shift the blame onto his coworker.
shift upv.
increase in intensity or level
The team needs to shift up their efforts to win the championship.
stick shiftn.
lever used to change gears in a vehicle
He reached for the stick shift to change gears.
shift into higher gearv.
increase effort or speed in an activity
The team needs to shift into higher gear to win.
shift one's groundv.
change opinion contradicting previous beliefs
During the debate, she shifted her ground completely.

Terms related to cyclic shift

💡 Terms in the same lexical field: analogies, antonyms, common collocates, words with same roots, hypernyms…
cyclecyclicalcyclicallyshiftingshiftyattitudebeliefideajudgmentnotionperspectivesentiment

Examples of cyclic shift in a sentence

  • They analyzed each cyclic shift of the binary sequence for patterns.
  • Each packet undergoes a cyclic shift operation before transmission.
  • The cipher relies on a cyclic shift pattern applied to every character.

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  1. French:décalage circulaire, circulaire, ...
  2. German:zyklische Verschiebung, zyklisch, ...
  3. Italian:scorrimento ciclico, ciclico, ...
  4. Spanish:desplazamiento cíclico, de desplazamiento cíclico, ...
  5. Portuguese:deslocamento cíclico, cíclico, ...
  6. Chinese:循环移位, 循环平移, ...
  7. Japanese:巡回シフト, 巡回シフトの, ...
  8. Arabic:إزاحة دَوْرية, دَوْرِي, ...
  9. Hebrew:הֵזָּז מַחְזוֹרִי, מַחְזוֹרִי, ...
  10. Russian:циклический сдвиг, циклический, ...
  11. Ukrainian:циклічний зсув, циклічний, ...
  12. Hindi:चक्रीय विस्थापन, चक्रात्मक स्थानांतरण, ...

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