Dictionary

substitution en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˌsʌb.stɪˈtʃuː.ʃən/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˌsʌb.stɪˈtu.ʃən/ (Canada, General-American)
• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˌsʌb.stɪˈtjuː.ʃən/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

From Middle French substitution, from Late Latin substitutio.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) The act of substituting or the state of being substituted.
   • In this football tournament, three substitutions can be made during the match.
2. (countable, uncountable) A substitute or replacement.
   • Gary is off this weekend, so Jeff will be his substitution.
3. (countable, especially, uncountable) The replacement of an atom, or group of atoms, in a compound, with another.
4. (countable, uncountable) The expansion of the lexicon of a language by native means in correspondence to a foreign term.

Forms

Coordinates

importation

Deriveds

Caesar substitution · back substitution · resubstitution · substitution rule · substitution cipher · tetrasubstitution · free substitution · parasubstitution · metasubstitution · bustitution · trisubstitution · photosubstitution · cryosubstitution · penal substitution · intersubstitution · substitution code · nonsubstitution · substitution of attorney · nucleophilic substitution · disubstitution · substitution instance · monosubstitution · oversubstitution · cosubstitution · substitutional · blood substitution · Liskov substitution principle · lexical substitution · substitutionary · multisubstitution · electrophilic substitution · substitution reaction · orthosubstitution · string substitution · u-substitution

Hypernyms

loan

Synonyms

commutation

Translations (55)

nn substitusjon (the replacement of an atom, or group of atoms, in a compound, with another) · cmn 替代 (the act of substituting or the state of being substituted) · nl substitutie (the act of substituting or the state of being substituted) · de Ersatz (the act of substituting or the state of being substituted) · de Substitution (the replacement of an atom, or group of atoms, in a compound, with another) · ota تعویض (the act of substituting or the state of being substituted) · fi tuuraus (the act of substituting or the state of being substituted) · ja 置換 (the act of substituting or the state of being substituted) · ga malartaíocht (the replacement of an atom, or group of atoms, in a compound, with another) · fi korvaaminen (the act of substituting or the state of being substituted) · ota عوض (the act of substituting or the state of being substituted) · ms substitusi (the replacement of an atom, or group of atoms, in a compound, with another) · tl paghuhulip (the replacement of an atom, or group of atoms, in a compound, with another) · de Ersetzen (the act of substituting or the state of being substituted) · nb substitusjon (the act of substituting or the state of being substituted) · de Substituierung (the replacement of an atom, or group of atoms, in a compound, with another) · pt substituição (the replacement of an atom, or group of atoms, in a compound, with another) · nb substitusjon (the replacement of an atom, or group of atoms, in a compound, with another) · ru заме́на (the act of substituting or the state of being substituted) · cmn 代入 (the act of substituting or the state of being substituted) · sv substitution (expansion of the lexicon by native means in correspondence to a foreign term) · it sostituzione (the act of substituting or the state of being substituted) · sv utbyte (expansion of the lexicon by native means in correspondence to a foreign term) · es sustitución (the act of substituting or the state of being substituted) · mi kakapinga (the act of substituting or the state of being substituted) · ms substitusi (the act of substituting or the state of being substituted) · gl cambio (the act of substituting or the state of being substituted) · gl substitución (the act of substituting or the state of being substituted) · sv substitution (the act of substituting or the state of being substituted) · nl substitutie (the replacement of an atom, or group of atoms, in a compound, with another) · de lexikalische Ersetzung (expansion of the lexicon by native means in correspondence to a foreign term) · de Substitution (expansion of the lexicon by native means in correspondence to a foreign term) · id substitusi (the replacement of an atom, or group of atoms, in a compound, with another) · ru подстано́вка (the act of substituting or the state of being substituted) · sv ersättning (the act of substituting or the state of being substituted) · fr remplacement (the act of substituting or the state of being substituted) · fi sijaisuus (the act of substituting or the state of being substituted) · de Ersetzung (expansion of the lexicon by native means in correspondence to a foreign term) · ja 代入 (the act of substituting or the state of being substituted) · ca substitució (the act of substituting or the state of being substituted) · io substituco (the act of substituting or the state of being substituted) · got 𐌹𐌽𐌼𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍃 (the act of substituting or the state of being substituted) · sv substitution (the replacement of an atom, or group of atoms, in a compound, with another) · fr réaction de substitution (the replacement of an atom, or group of atoms, in a compound, with another) · fi substituutio (the replacement of an atom, or group of atoms, in a compound, with another) · ms penggantian (the act of substituting or the state of being substituted) · oc substitucion (the act of substituting or the state of being substituted) · pt substituição (the act of substituting or the state of being substituted) · sv utbyte (the act of substituting or the state of being substituted) · fi substituutio (expansion of the lexicon by native means in correspondence to a foreign term) · eo anstataŭigo (the act of substituting or the state of being substituted) · ms penukargantian (the replacement of an atom, or group of atoms, in a compound, with another) · es cambio (the act of substituting or the state of being substituted) · nn substitusjon (the act of substituting or the state of being substituted) · fi korvautuminen (the replacement of an atom, or group of atoms, in a compound, with another)