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alternation
[ awl-ter-ney-shuhn, al- ]
/ ˌɔl tərˈneɪ ʃən, ˌæl- /
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noun
the act or process of alternating or the state of being alternated.
alternate succession; repeated rotation: the alternation of the seasons.
Electricity. a single fluctuation in the absolute value of an alternating current or voltage from zero to a maximum and back to zero, being equal to one half cycle.
Linguistics. variation in the form of a linguistic unit as it occurs in different environments or under different conditions, as between the -ed and -en forms of the past participle in danced and spoken or between the (t) and (d) pronunciations of the past tense suffix -ed in hopped and rubbed.
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British Dictionary definitions for alternation
alternation
/ (ˌɔːltəˈneɪʃən) /
noun
successive change from one condition or action to another and back again repeatedly
logic another name for disjunction (def. 3)
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Medical definitions for alternation
alternation
[ ôl′tər-nā′shən, ăl′- ]
n.
Successive change from one thing or state to another and back again.
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