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alternation
[ awl-ter-ney-shuhn, al- ]
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.
alternation
/ ˌɔːltəˈneɪʃən /
noun
- successive change from one condition or action to another and back again repeatedly
- logic another name for disjunction
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Word History and Origins
Origin of alternation1
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Example Sentences
But in Virginia it was grown without interruption or alternation, and the plantations rapidly deteriorated in fertility.
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The alternation of the seasons is thus complete, one-half of the empire enjoying summer, while one-half is in winter.
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It is the frequent alternation of freezing and thawing that does the harm.
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Each group is made up of an alternation of soft marls or clays and hard limestones or sandstones.
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This mechanical alternation is objectively the same as that between the noun house and the verb to house.
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