ALTERNATE

alternate

(adjective) every second one of a series; “the cleaning lady comes on alternate Wednesdays”; “jam every other day”- the White Queen

alternate

(adjective) of leaves and branches etc; first on one side and then on the other in two ranks along an axis; not paired; “stems with alternate leaves”

alternate, alternative, substitute

(adjective) serving or used in place of another; “an alternative plan”

surrogate, alternate, replacement

(noun) someone who takes the place of another person

alternate, take turns

(verb) do something in turns; “We take turns on the night shift”

alternate, jump

(verb) go back and forth; swing back and forth between two states or conditions

interchange, tack, switch, alternate, flip, flip-flop

(verb) reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action)

understudy, alternate

(verb) be an understudy or alternate for a role

alternate

(verb) exchange people temporarily to fulfill certain jobs and functions

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Adjective

alternate (not comparable)

Happening by turns; one following the other in succession of time or place; first one and then the other (repeatedly)

(mathematics) 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.

(US) Other; alternative.

(botany, of leaves) Distributed singly at different heights of the stem, and at equal intervals as respects angular divergence.

Noun

alternate (plural alternates)

That which alternates with something else; vicissitude.

(US) A substitute; an alternative; one designated to take the place of another, if necessary, in performing some duty.

(mathematics) A proportion derived from another proportion by interchanging the means.

(US) A replacement of equal or greater value or function.

(heraldry) Figures or tinctures that succeed each other by turns.

Verb

alternate (third-person singular simple present alternates, present participle alternating, simple past and past participle alternated)

(transitive) To perform by turns, or in succession; to cause to succeed by turns; to interchange regularly.

(intransitive) To happen, succeed, or act by turns; to follow reciprocally in place or time; followed by with.

(intransitive) To vary by turns.

(transitive, geometry) To perform an alternation (removal of alternate vertices) on (a polytope or tessellation); to remove vertices (from a face or edge) as part of an alternation.

Source: Wiktionary

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Al*ter"nate, a. Etym: [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.)

Definition: 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.

Al*ter"nate, 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.)

Definition: A proportion derived from another proportion by interchanging the means.

Al"ter*nate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Alternated; p. pr. & vb. n. Alternating.] Etym: [L. alternatus, p. p. of alternare. See Altern.]

Definition: 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.

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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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