substitution

sub·sti·tu·tion  (sbst-tshn, -ty-)

n.

1.

a. The act or an instance of substituting.

b. The state of being substituted.

2. One that is substituted; a replacement.

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substi·tution·al, substi·tution·ary adj.

substi·tution·al·ly adv.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	substitution - an event in which one thing is substituted for another; "the replacement of lost blood by a transfusion of donor blood" permutation, switch, transposition, replacement variation, fluctuation - an instance of change; the rate or magnitude of change
	2.	substitution - the act of putting one thing or person in the place of another: "he sent Smith in for Jones but the substitution came too late to help" commutation, exchange change - the action of changing something; "the change of government had no impact on the economy"; "his change on abortion cost him the election" replacement, replacing - the act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of another; "replacing the star will not be easy" subrogation - (law) the act of substituting of one creditor for another weaning, ablactation - the act of substituting other food for the mother's milk in the diet of a child or young mammal

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substitution

noun replacement, exchange, switch, swap, change, interchange

Translations

substitution [sʌbstɪˈtjuːʃən] n → sustitución f

substitution [sʌbstɪˈtjuːʃən] substitute n → substitution f

substitution [sʌbstɪˈtjuːʃən] substitute n → Ersetzen nt;

(Football) → Auswechseln nt

substitution [sʌbstɪˈtjuːʃən] n → sostituzione f