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alternating adjective

  • That alternates.
  • (mathematics, of a series) Having terms that alternate between positive and negative.
alternierend, Wechsel, abwechselnd

alternative noun

  /ɑl.ˈtɝ.nə.tɪv/ , /ɒl.ˈtɜː(ɹ).nə.tɪv/ , /ɔl.ˈtɝ.nə.tɪv/
  • A situation which allows a mutually exclusive choice between two or more possibilities; a choice between two or more possibilities. [from 17th c.]
  • One of several mutually exclusive things which can be chosen. [from 17th c.]
Alternative

alternative adjective

  /ɑl.ˈtɝ.nə.tɪv/ , /ɒl.ˈtɜː(ɹ).nə.tɪv/ , /ɔl.ˈtɝ.nə.tɪv/
  • Other; different from something else.
alternativ
  • Relating to a choice between two or more possibilities.
alternativ, Alternative

alternate adjective

  /ɒl.ˈtɜː(ɹ).nət/ , /ˈɑl.tɚ.neɪt/ , /ˈɑl.tɚ.nət/ , /ˈɒl.tə(ɹ).ˌneɪt/ , /ˈɔl.tɚ.neɪt/ , /ˈɔl.tɚ.nət/
  • Happening by turns; one following the other in succession of time or place; first one and then the other (repeatedly).
abwechselnd, alternierend, wechselnd, Wechsel-
  • (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.
alternativ, andere, abgeändert, anderer, anderes, andersartig
  • (botany, of leaves) Distributed singly at different heights of the stem, and at equal intervals as respects angular divergence
wechselständig

alternate verb

  /ɒl.ˈtɜː(ɹ).nət/ , /ˈɑl.tɚ.neɪt/ , /ˈɑl.tɚ.nət/ , /ˈɒl.tə(ɹ).ˌneɪt/ , /ˈɔl.tɚ.neɪt/ , /ˈɔl.tɚ.nət/
  • (transitive) To perform by turns, or in succession; to cause to succeed by turns; to interchange regularly.
alternieren, abwechseln, wechseln

alternator noun

  • (electrical engineering) An electric generator which produces alternating current through mechanical means.
Lichtmaschine, Wechselstromgenerator

alternatively adverb

  /ɑl.ˈtɝ.nə.tɪv.li/ , /ɒl.ˈtɜː(ɹ).nə.tɪv.li/ , /ɔl.ˈtɝ.nə.tɪv.li/
  • in an alternative way
alternativ, andererseits, andernfalls, beziehungsweise, ersatzweise, hilfsweise

alternately adverb

  /ɔlˈtə(ɹ)nətliː/ , /ˈɔl.tɚ.nət.li/ , [ɔːlˈtɜɹnətlɪ]
  • In reciprocal succession; succeeding by turns; in alternate order. Synonym: alternatingly
abwechselnd, wechselweise, abwechslungsweise
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