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Definition: Commutation |
CommutationNoun1. The travel of a commuter. 2. A warrant substituting a lesser punishment for a greater one. 3. The reduction is severity of a punishment imposed by law. 4. The substitution of one method of payment for another. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "commutation" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1790. (references) |
Etymology: Commutation \Com`mu*ta"tion\, noun. [Latin expression commutatio: compare to the French expression commutation.]. (Websters 1913) |
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Aerospace | Sequential sampling, on a repetitive timesharing basis, of multiple data sources for transmitting or recording, or both, on a single channel. (references) |
Computing | Transferring the real-time processing work load from one specific or multiplexer program to another within a duplex system. Source: European Union. (references) |
Electrical Engineering | The transfer of the current from one arm to another. Source: European Union. (references) |
| The process of change-over switching in a periodic and automatic manner. Source: European Union. (references) | |
| The transfer of current from one main gap to another in a predetermined order. Source: European Union. (references) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Synonyms: CommutationSynonyms: commuting (n), re-sentencing (n). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Barter | A Roland for an Oliver; quid pro quo; commutation, composition; Indian gift. |
Compensation | Noun: compensation, equation; commutation; indemnification; compromise; neutralization, nullification; counteraction; reaction; measure for measure. retaliation; equalization; robbing Peter to pay Paul. |
Compromise | Noun: compromise, commutation, composition; middle term, mezzo termine; compensation; abatement of differences, adjustment, mutual concession. |
Interchange | Noun: interchange, exchange; commutation, permutation, intermutation; reciprocation, transposition, rearrangement; shuffling; alternation, reciprocity; castling; hocus-pocus. |
Substitution | Noun: substitution, commutation; supplanting; Verb: metaphor, metonymy; (figure of speech). |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Commutation |
| English words defined with "commutation": Procuration ♦ Scutage. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "commutation": commutating group, commutating winding ♦ subcommutation, supercommutation. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "Commutation" is also a word in the following language with English translations in parentheses. French (changeover, commutation). |
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Economic History | Russia | However, in practice, few IPR violators receive significant sentences, and almost none have served jail time, due to commutation of sentences in routine amnesty actions. (references) |
Human Rights | Chile | An amnesty law that went into effect on July 19 allows for the commutation of sentences for invalids suffering a grave and incurable illness that prevents them from moving about by their own means. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| "Commutation" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Commutation" is used about 14 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 100% | 14 | 93,893 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expressions using "commutation": Angle of commutation ♦ commutation method ♦ Commutation of tithes ♦ commutation ticket ♦ For Angles of commutation. Additional references. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
commutation | 16 |
commutation gigabit | 4 |
commutation of sentence | 2 |
commutation reinsurance | 2 |
brushless commutation dc motor | 2 |
commutation dc in motor | 2 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "commutation"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | zbritje (alighting, allowance, deduction, descent, discount, disembarkation, down, falling, lowering, off reckoning, rebate, recoupment, reduction, subtraction), zëvendësim (displacement, exchange, metathesis, pre emption, replacement, substitute, substitution), ulje (cut, cutback, decrease, degradation, depression, derogation, descent, diminution, disparagement, down, drop, falling, immersion, inclination, knee bend, landing, modulation, rebate, reduction, relaxation, sinking), ndërrim (change, exchange, permutation, proselytism, shift, substitution, transfiguration), komutim, këmbim (change, exchange, reversal). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | تبادل (alternate, bandy, change, exchange, interchange, pass, reciprocate, reciprocation, reciprocity, swap, truck), تبديل (alteration, change, permutation, replacement, variation), إبدال العقوبة. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | смекчаване на наказание, комутация, замяна (backup, exchange, replacement, substitution, swap). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 换向 (commutate). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | zámìna (substitution). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | omkobling (hand-off, handover, hand-over, transition, transition coupling), kommutering. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | commutatie, omschakelen (commute). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Farsi | تغییر (Change, Conversion, Mutation, Variation, Vexation, Vicissitude), تبدیل (Conversion, Reduction). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | kommutointi. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | commutation. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | umwandlung (change, conversion, converting, mutation, transformation, transmutation), austausch (exchange, interchange, replacement, substitution, swapping, transposition). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | μεταγωγή (convection, transport, transportation), μετατροπή (alteration, change, conversion, reduction, transmutation), εναλλαγή (alternation, alternative, interchange, stagger), ανταλλαγή (exchange, interchange, permutation, reciprocation). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hebrew | "מתקת "ין (alleviation, palliation), "חלפ" (changing, exchange, interchange, mutation, substitution, switch, swop, taking over). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | felcserélés (transposition), büntetés megváltoztatása. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indonesian | pergantian (alternation, change, turn over). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | commutazione (alteration, changeover, changing). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 通勤定期 (commutation ticket, season ticket), 通勤の足 (facilities for commutation). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | つうき"のあし (facilities for commutation), つうき"ていき (commutation ticket, season ticket). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | maylartey (alternate, barter, bartering, commute, exchange, interchange, reciprocate, reciprocating, reciprocation, substitution, swap, transpose, transposing). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | ommutationcay comutação (operating, switching). (various references) comutare de pedeapsã, comutare (reprieve), comutaţie, înlocuire (change, displacement, renewal, replacement, substitute, substitution). (various references) коммутация, замена (change, exchange, makeshift, replacement, stand in, substitute, substitution, supersedence, supersedure). (various references) zamena (replacement, rotation, substitution, surrogate), razmena (exchange, interchange, permutation, swap, trade), komutacija. (various references) conmutación (switching). (various references) pendling (oscillation, vibration), kommutering. (various references) kısa mesafede gidip gelen tren servisi, hafifletme (appeasement, extenuation, lightening, mitigation, modulation, palliation, relaxation, relief, remission), değiştirme (alteration, changing, conversion, disguise, exchange, interchange, leavening, modification, recast, reformation, re-formation, replacement, shift, switch, trans-), akım düzenleme. (various references) комутація (switching), заміна (alternate, change, exchange, makeshift, quits, substitute, substitution). (various references) sự thay thế (replacement), sự thay đổi cho nhau. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "commutation": commutations. (additional references) | |
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"Commutation" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: commetition, commication, commuation, commucation, communation, comutation. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| Words rhyming with "commutation" (pronounced 'Com`mu*ta"tion'): Abacination, Abaction, Abalienation, Abarticulation, Abbreviation, Abdication, Abduction, Aberration, Abevacuation, Abirritation, Abjection, Abjudication, Abjuration, Ablactation, Ablaqueation, Ablation, Ablegation, Abligurition, Abnegation, Abnodation, Abolition, Abomination, Abortion, Abreaction, Abrenunciation, Abreption, Abrogation, Abruption, Absentation, Absolution, Absorbition, Absorption, Abstention, Abstraction, Absumption, Accentuation, Acceptation, Acceptilation, Acception, Acclimatation, Acclimation, Acclimatization, Accombination, Accommodation, Accreditation, Accrementition, Accretion, Accubation, Accusation, Acervation. (additional references) |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-c-i-m-m-n-o-o-t-t-u" | |
-2 letters: autonomic, monatomic. | |
-3 letters: aconitum, mutation. | |
-4 letters: ammonic, amotion, auction, catmint, caution, manitou, manumit, ottoman, taction, tinamou. | |
-5 letters: action, ammino, ammono, amount, anomic, atomic, atonic, camion, cation, commit, common, conium, cotton, cummin, intact, manioc, manito, manitu, mantic, mattin, motion, motmot, mouton, muonic, mutant, mutton, octant, oomiac, outact, outman, titman, tomato, tomcat, toucan, tunica. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-c-i-m-m-n-o-o-t-t-u" | |
+1 letter: commutations. | |
+3 letters: miscomputation, noncommutative. | |
+4 letters: miscomputations. | |
+5 letters: noncommutativity. | |
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