alternative
noun
/ɑl.ˈtɝ.nə.tɪv/
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/ɒl.ˈtɜː(ɹ).nə.tɪv/
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/ɔl.ˈtɝ.nə.tɪv/
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- 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.]
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Alternative
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alternative
adjective
/ɑl.ˈtɝ.nə.tɪv/
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/ɒl.ˈtɜː(ɹ).nə.tɪv/
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/ɔl.ˈtɝ.nə.tɪv/
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- Other; different from something else.
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alternativ
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- Relating to a choice between two or more possibilities.
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alternativ,
Alternative
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alternate
adjective
/ɒl.ˈtɜː(ɹ).nət/
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/ˈɑl.tɚ.neɪt/
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/ˈɑl.tɚ.nət/
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/ˈɒl.tə(ɹ).ˌneɪt/
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/ˈɔl.tɚ.neɪt/
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/ˈɔl.tɚ.nət/
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- Happening by turns; one following the other in succession of time or place; first one and then the other (repeatedly).
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abwechselnd,
alternierend,
wechselnd,
Wechsel-
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- (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.
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alternativ,
andere,
abgeändert,
anderer,
anderes,
andersartig
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- (botany, of leaves) Distributed singly at different heights of the stem, and at equal intervals as respects angular divergence
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wechselständig
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alternate
verb
/ɒl.ˈtɜː(ɹ).nət/
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/ˈɑl.tɚ.neɪt/
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/ˈɑl.tɚ.nət/
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/ˈɒl.tə(ɹ).ˌneɪt/
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/ˈɔl.tɚ.neɪt/
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/ˈɔl.tɚ.nət/
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- (transitive) To perform by turns, or in succession; to cause to succeed by turns; to interchange regularly.
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alternieren,
abwechseln,
wechseln
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alternator
noun
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- (electrical engineering) An electric generator which produces alternating current through mechanical means.
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Lichtmaschine,
Wechselstromgenerator
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alternating
adjective
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- That alternates.
- (mathematics, of a series) Having terms that alternate between positive and negative.
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alternierend,
Wechsel,
abwechselnd
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alternatively
adverb
/ɑl.ˈtɝ.nə.tɪv.li/
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/ɒl.ˈtɜː(ɹ).nə.tɪv.li/
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/ɔl.ˈtɝ.nə.tɪv.li/
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alternativ,
andererseits,
andernfalls,
beziehungsweise,
ersatzweise,
hilfsweise
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alternately
adverb
/ɔlˈtə(ɹ)nətliː/
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/ˈɔl.tɚ.nət.li/
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[ɔːlˈtɜɹnətlɪ]
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- In reciprocal succession; succeeding by turns; in alternate order. Synonym: alternatingly
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abwechselnd,
wechselweise,
abwechslungsweise
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