- substation
- sub|sta|tion [ `sʌb,steıʃn ] noun counta place that electricity passes through on its way from where it is produced to where it is used
Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.
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Substation — can refer to:*Electrical substation *A police substation (a mini police station with limited services) *The Substation, a Singaporean contemporary arts centre … Wikipedia
substation — (n.) 1881, in the policing sense, from SUB (Cf. sub ) + STATION (Cf. station) (n.). Power grid sense is attested from 1901 … Etymology dictionary
substation — ► NOUN 1) a set of equipment reducing the high voltage of electrical power transmission to that suitable for supply to consumers. 2) a subordinate police station or fire station … English terms dictionary
substation — [sub′stā΄shən] n. a lesser station or a division of a station; specif., a small post office station, as in a store or at a philatelic convention … English World dictionary
substation — UK [ˈsʌbˌsteɪʃ(ə)n] / US noun [countable] Word forms substation : singular substation plural substations a place that electricity passes through on its way from where it is produced to where it is used … English dictionary
substation — noun Substation is used after these nouns: ↑electricity … Collocations dictionary
substation — [[t]sʌ̱bsteɪʃ(ə)n[/t]] substations also sub station N COUNT A substation is a place where high voltage electricity from power plants is converted to lower voltage electricity for homes or factories … English dictionary
substation — pastotė statusas T sritis automatika atitikmenys: angl. substation vok. Station, f; Unterstation, f; Unterwerk, n rus. подстанция, f pranc. central satellite, m; poste, m; sous station, f … Automatikos terminų žodynas
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SubStation Alpha — Sub Station Alpha v4.08 … Wikipédia en Français
SubStation Alpha — Infobox file format name = SubStation Alpha icon = caption = extension = .ssa, .ass mime = type code = uniform type = magic = owner = genre = container for = contained by = extended from = extended to = standard = SubStation Alpha (or Sub Station … Wikipedia
