commutation Definition

commutation
noun

1. The act of being commuted or exchanged.
2. The act of changing an electrical current.

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commute
verb commuted, commuting

intr
1. To travel regularly between two places which are a significant distance apart, especially between home and work in a city, etc.
2. To alter (a criminal sentence) to one less severe.

Thesaurus: reduce, alleviate, decrease, mitigate; reverse, remit.
3. To substitute; to convert.
4. To exchange (one type of payment) for another, eg a single payment for one made in instalments.

Derivative: commutable
adj

Derivative: commutation
noun

Derivative: commuter
noun

Someone who regularly travels a significant distance between home and work.

Etymology: 17c: from Latin commutare to alter or exchange.