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Meaning
Adj
●
Happening
by turns
; one
following
the other in
succession
of time or place; first one and then the other (repeatedly).
●
In Heraldry:
Happening
by turns
; one
following
the other in
succession
of time or place; first one and then the other (repeatedly).
Alternating; (of e.g. a
pair
of
tinctures
which a
charge
is
coloured
)
succeeding
in
turns
, or (relative to the
field
) counterchanged.
●
In Mathematics:
Designating the members in a
series
, which
regularly
intervene
between the members of another
series
, as the
odd
or
even numbers
of the
numerals
;
every other
; every second.
●
In American English:
Other; alternative.
●
In Botany:
Distributed
singly
at different
heights
of the
stem
, and at
equal
intervals
as respects
angular
divergence
Noun
●
That which
alternates
with
something else
; vicissitude.
●
In American English:
A
substitute
; an
alternative
; one
designated
to
take the place of
another, if
necessary
, in
performing
some duty.
●
In Mathematics:
A
proportion
derived
from another
proportion
by
interchanging
the means.
●
In American English:
A
replacement
of
equal
or
greater
value or function.
Verb
●
To
perform
by turns
, or in
succession
; to cause to
succeed
by turns
; to
interchange
regularly.
●
To
happen
,
succeed
, or
act
by turns
; to
follow
reciprocally
in place
or time;
followed by
with.
●
To
vary
by turns.
●
In Geometry:
To
perform
an
alternation
(removal of
alternate
vertices
) on (a
polytope
or
tessellation
); to
remove
vertices
(from a
face
or
edge
) as part of an
alternation
.
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Origin
alternate
English
alterno
Latin
alternus
Latin
alter
Latin
Sourced from
Etym
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Alterative
Rotate
Switch
Substitute
Swap
Change
Shift
Alter
Oscillate
Modify
Intermediate
Interchange
Additional
Exchange
Overlap
Combine
Adjust
Option
Move
Vary
Separate
Intermediary
Select
Rearrange
Reverse
Activate
Control
Answer
Fluctuate
Parallel
Transfer
Substitution
Alteration
Match
Replace
Auxiliary
Extension
Flip
Arrangement
Synchronize
Pick
Replacement
Vacillate
Mix Up
Switch Up
Take Turns
Mix And Match
Mix It Up
Chop And Change
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