substitution
21substitution — 1. In chemistry, the replacement of an atom or group in a compound by another atom or group ( e.g., s. of H by Cl in CH4 to give CH3Cl). 2. In psychoanalysis, an unconscious defense …
22substitution — n. 1) to make a substitution 2) a substitution for * * * [ˌsʌbstɪ tjuːʃ(ə)n] a substitution for to make a substitution …
23substitution */ — UK [ˌsʌbstɪˈtjuːʃ(ə)n] / US [ˌsʌbstɪˈtuʃ(ə)n] noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms substitution : singular substitution plural substitutions the action of replacing someone or something with someone or something else The substitution was made… …
24SUBSTITUTION — n. f. Action de mettre une personne, une chose à la place d’une autre. Une substitution d’enfant. La substitution d’une pièce à une autre. Il se dit, en termes de Jurisprudence, de la Disposition par laquelle on appelle à sa succession un ou… …
25substitution — sub|sti|tu|tion [ˌsʌbstıˈtju:ʃən US ˈtu: ] n [U and C] when someone or something is replaced by someone or something else ▪ Coach Ross made two substitutions in the second half. substitution of sth for sth ▪ the substitution of English for French …
26substitution — sub|sti|tu|tion [ ,sʌbstı tuʃn ] noun count or uncount * the action of replacing someone or something with someone or something else: The substitution was made just minutes before the end of the game. The election led simply to the substitution… …
27substitution — Putting one person or one thing in the place of another. Subrogation. As the term is used in the law of wills, to create a substitution is to bequeath property to one or more persons, to be succeeded in the enjoyment thereof by others designated… …
28substitution — noun Etymology: Middle English substitucion, from Middle French, from Late Latin substitution , substitutio, from substituere Date: 14th century 1. a. the act, process, or result of substituting one thing for another b. replacement of one… …
29substitution — ● n. f. Action de substituer. Voir aussi compression par substitution …
30substitution — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Serving in place of another Nouns 1. substitution, commutation; supplanting, supersedure, supersession, replacement; metonymy (see figurative); interchange; transfer. 2. (substitute object or action)… …
