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Commutation
Meaning
Noun
●
Substitution of one
thing
for another; interchange.
●
Specifically, the
substitution
of one
kind of
payment
for another, especially a
switch
to
monetary
payment
from
obligations
of labour.
●
In Law:
The change to a
lesser
penalty
or
punishment
by the State
●
In Linguistics:
Substitution, as a means of
discriminating
between phonemes.
●
In Electronics:
The
reversal
of an
electric
current.
●
A
passing
from one state to another; change;
alteration
; mutation.
●
The
act
of
giving
one
thing
for another;
barter
; exchange.
●
In American English:
The process or
habit
of
journeying
to and from work
on a regular basis
; commuting.
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Origin
commutation
English
commutation
French
commutationem
Latin
Sourced from
Etym
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Inverter
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Charging
Actuation
Relay
Modulation
Termination
Transformer
Voltage
Comparator
Oscillator
Excitation
Conversion
Pwm
Inductor
Transfer
Transmission
Generator
Stator
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Converters
Capacitors
Inductance
Rotation
Capacitor
Substitution
Reactance
Winding
Quo Warranto
Nolle Prosequi
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Judicial Review
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