commutation vs replacement

replacement vs commutation

commutation and replacement both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
commutation	Yes	No	No	No
replacement	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, replacement is a hyponym of commutation; that is, replacement is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than commutation:

commutation: the act of putting one thing or person in the place of another:
replacement: the act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of another

Other hyponyms of commutation include replacing, subrogation, ablactation, weaning.

commutation (noun)	replacement (noun)
the travel of a commuter	the act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of another
(law) the reduction in severity of a punishment imposed by law	a person or thing that takes or can take the place of another
the act of putting one thing or person in the place of another:	an event in which one thing is substituted for another
a warrant substituting a lesser punishment for a greater one	a person who follows next in order
	someone who takes the place of another person
	filling again by supplying what has been used up

Difference between commutation and replacement

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