alternating

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adjective

That alternates.

“alternating motion”

Similar
alternatecycliccyclical
Opposite
direct
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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of alternate
adjectivealternating (not comparable)
  1. not comparableThat alternates.

    alternating motion

    1 more example

    alternating system

  2. not comparablemathematicsHaving a planar diagram whose crossings alternate between "over" and "under" as one travels along the knot.
  3. not comparablemathematicsHaving terms that alternate between positive and negative.
  4. not comparablemathematicsWhose value is zero when any two adjacent arguments are equal.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjective(of a current) reversing direction

Opposite
direct

adjectiveoccurring by turns; first one and then the other

Similar
alternatecycliccyclical
Also see
alternatecycliccyclical

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Bulgarian редуващ се, променлив
  • редуващ се (reduvašt se)such that it alternates
  • променлив (promenliv)such that it alternates
  • знакопроменлив (znakopromenliv)math, series theory
Czech střídavý
  • střídavýsuch that it alternates
Finnish vaihtuva, vaihteleva
  • vaihtuvasuch that it alternates
  • vaihtelevasuch that it alternates
  • vuorottainensuch that it alternates
  • vuorottelevasuch that it alternates
  • vaihto-such that it alternates
  • vuoro-such that it alternates
  • vuorottelevamath, knot theory
  • vuorottelevamath, series theory
French alternatif, alternant
  • alternatifsuch that it alternates
  • alternantsuch that it alternates
Irish malartach
  • malartachsuch that it alternates
Italian alternato, alternante
  • alternatosuch that it alternates
  • alternantesuch that it alternates
Latin alternāns
  • alternānssuch that it alternates
Māori kīnakinaki
  • kīnakinakisuch that it alternates
Portuguese alternante
  • alternantesuch that it alternates
Russian переме́нный, череду́ющийся
  • переме́нный (pereménnyj)such that it alternates
  • череду́ющийся (čeredújuščijsja)such that it alternates
  • попереме́нный (popereménnyj)such that it alternates
Spanish alternante
  • alternantesuch that it alternates
Welsh bob yn ail, eiledol
  • bob yn ailsuch that it alternates
  • eiledolsuch that it alternates
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