Found 3 items, similar to Substitution.
English → Indonesian (quick) Definition: substitution penggantian
English → English (WordNet) Definition: substitution substitution n 1: an event in which one thing is substituted for another; “the replacement of lost blood by a transfusion of donor blood” [syn: permutation, transposition, replacement, switch] 2: 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” [syn: exchange, commutation]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Substitution Substitution \Sub`sti*tu"tion\, n. [L. substitutio: cf. F. substitution.] 1. 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. [1913 Webster] 2. The state of being substituted for another. [1913 Webster] 3. The office or authority of one acting for another; delegated authority. [R.] --Shak. [1913 Webster] 4. (Civil Law) 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. --Burrill. [1913 Webster] 5. (Theol.) The doctrine that Christ suffered vicariously, being substituted for the sinner, and that his sufferings were expiatory. [1913 Webster] 6. (Chem.) The act or process of substituting an atom or radical for another atom or radical; metathesis; also, the state of being so substituted. See Metathesis. [1913 Webster]