substitutional

Adjective

Meaning

Of or pertaining to substitution; standing in the place of another; substituted.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

secondary replace replacement indirect substitute sympathetic substitution proxy surrogate pretended eventual empathetic commissioned vicarious substitutive

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Antonyms

main primary fundamental predecessor common procedure classical method

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Examples

In some cases where the radius of the substitutional atom (ion) is substantially smaller than that of the atom (ion) it is replacing, its equilibrium position can be shifted away from the lattice site. Source: Internet

Phonon transport simulations indicate that substitutional defects such as nitrogen or boron will primarily lead to scattering of high-frequency optical phonons. Source: Internet

Stainless steel is an example of a combination of interstitial and substitutional alloys, because the carbon atoms fit into the interstices, but some of the iron atoms are replaced with nickel and chromium atoms. Source: Internet

SU32 Appendix IV of G.961 specifies a line system based on echo cancellation and a substitutional 3B2T (SU32) line code, which maps three bits into 2 ternary symbols. Source: Internet

Substitutional and interstitial alloys Different atomic mechanisms of alloy formation, showing pure metal, substitutional, interstitial, and a combination of the two. Source: Internet

There are two different types of substitutional defects: Isovalent substitution and aliovalent substitution. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

substitution reaction substitution rule substitution tensor substitutionally substitutionary substitutionary atonement