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10 Language-to-English DictionariesSubstation
/ˈsʌbˌsteɪ.ʃən/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A subsidiary station in an electrical power distribution system where voltage is transformed from high to low or vice versa.
"The local electrical substation supplies power to hundreds of residential homes." - 2
A subordinate office, station, or post that depends on a central authority or headquarters.
"The police department operates a regional substation in the northern district."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the prefix sub- (meaning 'under', 'beneath', or 'subordinate') combined with station, originating from Latin statio ('a standing, post, or station'). It entered modern technical English in the late 19th century with the rapid expansion of electrical power grids and railway systems to denote subsidiary distribution nodes.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Substation" is said worldwide
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sous-station
Transliteration: soo-stah-syohn
"La sous-station électrique alimente toute la ville."
Unterstation
Transliteration: oon-ter-stah-tsyohn
"Das Umspannwerk wird oft als Unterstation bezeichnet."
sottostazione
Transliteration: sotto-staz-yone
"La sottostazione elettrica distribuisce l'energia."
subestación
Transliteration: soo-bes-tah-syohn
"La subestación transforma el voltaje de la red."
subestação
Transliteration: soo-bes-tah-sow
"A subestação de energia foi modernizada."
उपस्टेशन
Transliteration: up-station
"बिजली की उपस्टेशन से पूरे क्षेत्र में आपूर्ति होती है।"
变电站
Transliteration: biàn diàn zhàn
"这座变电站负责将高压电转换为低压电。"
변전소
Transliteration: byeon-jeon-so
"변전소에서 전압을 낮추어 공급합니다."
変電所
Transliteration: henden-sho
"その変電所は地域全体の電力網を管理している。"
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