Definition of substitution Substitution

/sʌˌbstɪtuˈʃʌn/ - [substitushun] - sub•sti•tu•tion

We found 14 definitions of substitution from 5 different sources.

What does substitution mean?

Noun Plural: substitutions
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"
		exchange, commutation
		change the action of changing something; "the change of government had no impact on the economy"; "his change on abortion cost him the election"
		replacing, replacement 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
substitution - an event in which one thing is substituted for another; "the replacement of lost blood by a transfusion of donor blood"
		permutation, transposition, replacement, switch
		fluctuation, variation the quality of being unsteady and subject to changes; "he kept a record of price fluctuations"

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substitution (Noun)
The act of substituting or the state of being substituted.
substitution (Noun)
A substitute or replacement.
substitution (Noun)
Especially in organic chemistry the replacement of an atom, or group of atoms, in a compound, with another.

substitution (n.)
The act of substituting or putting one person or thing in the place of another; as, the substitution of an agent, attorney, or representative to act for one in his absense; the substitution of bank notes for gold and silver as a circulating medium.
substitution (n.)
The state of being substituted for another.
substitution (n.)
The office or authority of one acting for another; delegated authority.
substitution (n.)
The designation of a person in a will to take a devise or legacy, either on failure of a former devisee or legatee by incapacity or unwillingness to accept, or after him.
substitution (n.)
The doctrine that Christ suffered vicariously, being substituted for the sinner, and that his sufferings were expiatory.
substitution (n.)
The act or process of substituting an atom or radical for another atom or radical; metethesis; also, the state of being so substituted. See Metathesis.