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sub⋅sta⋅tion

  [suhb-stey-shuhn]
–noun
1. a branch of a main post office.
2. an auxiliary power station where electrical current is converted, as from AC to DC, voltage is stepped up or down, etc.
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Origin:
1885–90; sub- + station
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3D Substation Design
Design, Analyze, and Construct With Bentley's Substation Software.
www.bentley.com/Substation
Substation Solutions
Get The Latest Power Transmission & Distribution Solutions At Siemens!
usa.Siemens.com/energy
sub·sta·tion   (sŭb'stā'shən)   
n.  A subsidiary or branch station, as of a post office or an electric utility.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

substation 
1881, in the policing sense, from sub- + station. Power grid sense is attested from 1901.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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