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alternation

UK
/ˌɔːltəˈneɪʃən/
US
/ˌɑːltərˈneɪʃən/

Translations

alternationnoun
alternations
pl
UK
/ˌɔːltəˈneɪʃən/
US
/ˌɑːltərˈneɪʃən/
The alternation of day and night is a natural phenomenon.
L’alternance du jour et de la nuit est un phénomène naturel.
Additional translations
alternanceLinguistique.
alternanceÉlectricité.
Synonyms
substitution
change
switching
interchange
rotation
fluctuation
variation

Definitions

alternationnoun
The process of repeatedly changing from one state or condition to another and back again.
The alternation of day and night is a natural phenomenon.
A phonological or morphological variation in the form of a morpheme or phoneme that is conditioned by its linguistic environment.
The vowel alternation in "sing", "sang", and "sung" illustrates a historical ablaut pattern.
One half-cycle of an alternating current measured between two successive zero crossings in the same direction.
At 60 hertz, an AC circuit experiences 120 alternations each second.
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