overshift (English, noun)
expansion: overshift (plural overshifts)
Senses:
topics: hobbies
lifestyle
sports
glosses: The strategy or act of positioning defensive players extra far toward the offense's strong side, leaving portions of the field or court undefended.
topics: chemistry
geography
geology
mineralogy
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: The amount of displacement in the layers in a crystal lattice that places the layers too far apart for molecular bonding.
topics: engineering
mechanical
mechanical-engineering
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: A misalignment resulting from shifting gears too far.
glosses: A change that results in something being moved too far or too many things being moved.
glosses: A work period that extends significantly beyond the normal eight-hour shift; An instance of involuntary overtime.
topics: geography
geology
natural-sciences
glosses: An overhang caused by seismic shift.
glosses: An unfitted woman's overgarment.
Forms:
form: overshifts
tags: plural