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AlternateAlternate Al*ter"nate (?; 277), a. [L. alternatus, p. p. of
alternate, fr. alternus. See Altern, Alter.]
1. 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.
And bid alternate passions fall and rise. --Pope.
2. 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.
3. (Bot.) Distributed, as leaves, singly at different heights
of the stem, and at equal intervals as respects angular
divergence. --Gray.
Alternate alligation. See Alligation.
Alternate angles (Geom.), the internal and angles made by
two lines with a third, on opposite sides of it. It the
parallels AB, CD, are cut by the line EF, the angles AGH,
GHD, as also the angles BGH and GHC, are called alternate
angles.
Alternate generation. (Biol.) See under Generation. Alternate
Alternate Al*ter"nate (?; 277), n.
1. That which alternates with something else; vicissitude.
[R.]
Grateful alternates of substantial. --Prior.
2. A substitute; one designated to take the place of another,
if necessary, in performing some duty.
3. (Math.) A proportion derived from another proportion by
interchanging the means.
AlternateAlternate Al"ter*nate (?; 277), v. t. [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.
The most high God, in all things appertaining unto this
life, for sundry wise ends alternates the disposition
of good and evil. --Grew. Alternate
Alternate Al"ter*nate, v. i.
1. 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.
Rage, shame, and grief alternate in his breast. --J.
Philips.
Different species alternating with each other.
--Kirwan.
2. To vary by turns; as, the land alternates between rocky
hills and sandy plains.
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Alternative or
alternate may
refer to:
Alternative (Kamen Rider),...
- of
bizarre alternate identities (such as
those claiming to be
animals or
mythological creatures) and an
increase in the
number of
alternate identities...
- and
escape before sunrise, he must
create "
Alters"
using a
material known as Rapidium.
Alters are
alternate versions of
himself who made
different life...
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history might have been
altered if a
particular historical event had an
outcome different from the real life outcome. An
alternate history requires three...
- An
alter ego (Latin for "other I")
means an
alternate self,
which is
believed to be
distinct from a person's
normal or true
original personality. Finding...
- An
alternate reality game (ARG) is an
interactive networked narrative that uses the real
world as a
platform and
employs transmedia storytelling to deliver...
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implement any USB
transfer protocol, USB
Power Delivery, or any of the
Alternate Modes: the Type-C
connector is
common to
several technologies while mandating...
- A
parallel universe, also
known as an
alternate universe, world, or dimension, is a plot
device in
fiction which uses the
notion of a
hypothetical universe...
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Alternate picking is a
guitar playing technique that
employs alternating downward and
upward strokes in a
continuous fashion. If the
technique is performed...
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president has the
constitutional discretion to swap
official electors with an
alternate slate during the
certification process, thus
changing the
outcome of the...
