| Alternate (alternate) |
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| a. | (?; 277) |
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| Al*ter"nate |
| [L.
alternatus, p. p. of alternate, fr. alternus. See
Altern, Alter.] |
Being or succeeding
by turns; one following the other in succession of time or place; by turns
first one and then the other; hence, reciprocal.
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; as, the
alternate members 1, 3, 5, 7, etc. ; read every alternate
line.
Distributed, as leaves, singly at
different heights of the stem, and at equal intervals as respects angular
divergence.
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| Alternate (alternate) |
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| n. | (?; 277) |
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| Al*ter"nate |
|
That which alternates with something else; vicissitude.
A substitute; one designated to take the place
of another, if necessary, in performing some duty.
A proportion derived from another
proportion by interchanging the means.
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| Alternate (alternate) |
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| v. t. | (?; 277) |
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| Al"ter*nate |
| [imp. ***
p. p. Alternated] p. pr. *** vb. n.
Alternating.] [L. alternatus, p. p. of alternare. See
Altern.] |
To perform by turns, or in succession] to cause to
succeed by turns; to interchange regularly.
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| Alternate (alternate) |
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| v. i. | |
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| Al"ter*nate |
|
To
happen, succeed, or act by turns; to follow reciprocally in place or time;
-- followed by with; as, the flood and ebb tides alternate
with each other.
To vary by turns; as, the land alternates
between rocky hills and sandy plains.
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