substation

sub·sta·tion  (sbstshn)

n.

A subsidiary or branch station, as of a post office or an electric utility.

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substation [ˈsʌbˌsteɪʃən]

n

1. a subsidiary station

2. (Engineering / Electrical Engineering) an installation at which electricity is received from one or more power stations for conversion from alternating to direct current, reducing the voltage, or switching before distribution by a low-tension network

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

substation - a subsidiary station where electricity is transformed for distribution by a low-voltage network station - a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose; "he started looking for a gas station"; "the train pulled into the station"

Translations

substation [ˈsʌbˌsteɪʃən] N (Elec) → subestación f

substation

n (Elec) → Umspann(ungs)werk nt