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Alternation Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Alternation? [n] successive change from one thing or state to another and back again [n] being regularly exchangeable Synonyms \| Synonyms for Alternation: Related Terms \| Find terms related to Alternation: back-and-forth \| battledore and shuttlecock \| beat \| chain \| coaction \| coming and going \| commutation \| complementary distribution \| concurrence \| consecution \| cooperation \| counterchange \| cross fire \| cyclicalness \| ebb and flow \| engagement \| exchange \| fluctuation \| flux and reflux \| give-and-take \| interaction \| interchange \| intercommunication \| intercourse \| interlacing \| intermeshing \| intermittence \| intermittency \| intermutation \| interplay \| intertwining \| interweaving \| interworking \| lex talionis \| Lissajous figure \| measure for measure \| mesh \| meshing \| meter \| mutual admiration \| mutual support \| mutual transfer \| mutuality \| order \| oscillation \| pendulation \| pendulum motion \| periodicalness \| periodicity \| permutation \| piston motion \| progression \| pulsation \| quid pro quo \| reappearance \| reciprocality \| reciprocation \| reciprocity \| recurrence \| regular wave motion \| reoccurrence \| repetition \| retaliation \| return \| reversion \| rhythm \| rhythmic play \| rotation \| row \| seasonality \| seesaw \| seesawing \| sequel \| sequence \| series \| shifting \| shuffling \| sine wave \| something for something \| succession \| teeter \| teetering \| teeter-totter \| teeter-tottering \| tit for tat \| to-and-fro \| tottering \| train \| transposal \| transposition \| undulation \| ups and downs \| vacillation \| variation \| vicissitude \| wavering \| wigwag See Also \| exchangeability \| fungibility \| interchangeability \| interchangeableness \| sequence \| succession Alternation In Webster's Dictionary \Al`ter*na"tion\, n. [L. alternatio: cf. F. alternation.] 1. The reciprocal succession of things in time or place; the act of following and being followed by turns; alternate succession, performance, or occurrence; as, the alternation of day and night, cold and heat, summer and winter, hope and fear. 2. (Math.) Permutation. 3. The response of the congregation speaking alternately with the minister. --Mason. {Alternation of generation}. See under {Generation}.

Alternation Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Alternation?

[n] successive change from one thing or state to another and back again
[n] being regularly exchangeable

Synonyms | Synonyms for Alternation:

Alternation In Webster's Dictionary

\Al`ter*na"tion\, n. [L. alternatio: cf. F.
alternation.]
1. The reciprocal succession of things in time or place; the
   act of following and being followed by turns; alternate
   succession, performance, or occurrence; as, the
   alternation of day and night, cold and heat, summer and
   winter, hope and fear.

2. (Math.) Permutation.

3. The response of the congregation speaking alternately with
   the minister. --Mason.

{Alternation of generation}. See under {Generation}.

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