Associations to the word «Alternation»
Noun
- Sequencing
- Chord
- Glide
- Tern
- Rhythm
- Fern
- Switching
- Tic
- Syntax
- Dialect
- Marker
- Phenomenon
- Sandstone
- Excitation
- Exhibit
- Assimilation
- Wand
- Lexicon
- Maze
- Pest
- Harmony
- Je
- Mutation
- Conditioning
- Verse
- Diagram
- Stratum
- Soloist
- Sequence
- Variation
- Hence
- Complexity
- Grouping
- Ending
- Cue
- Differentiation
- Phase
- Limestone
- Sediment
- Pal
- Strife
- Solo
- Interval
- Excitement
- Psalm
- Mood
- Epoch
- Language
- Reverse
- Sunshine
- Realization
- Learner
- Root
- Motif
Adjective
- Perpetual
- Inverse
- Systematic
- Semantic
- Vascular
- Alternate
- Sublime
- Voiced
- Nasal
- Productive
- Cyclic
- Uniform
- Frequent
- Linguistic
- Reciprocal
- Regular
- Seasonal
- Glacial
- Auditory
- Nominal
- Preceding
- Polynomial
- Characteristic
- Compressed
- Reconstructed
- Temporal
- Elsevier
- Swift
- Inverted
- Sexual
- Distinct
- Corresponding
- Zero
- Delayed
- Composite
- Theoretical
- Cf
- Successive
- Repeated
- Gradual
- Tibetan
Adverb
Wiktionary
ALTERNATION, noun. The reciprocal succession of (normally two) 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.
ALTERNATION, noun. The response of the congregation speaking alternately with the minister.
ALTERNATION, noun. (linguistics) Ablaut.
ALTERNATION, noun. (logic) The "inclusive or" truth function.
ALTERNATION, noun. (mathematics) A sequence that alternates between positive and negative values. (Sometimes wrongly used to mean a permutation.)
ALTERNATION, noun. (computing) A construct in a regular expression that can match any of several specified subexpressions.
ALTERNATION OF GENERATIONS, noun. (biology) metagenesis
Dictionary definition
ALTERNATION, noun. Successive change from one thing or state to another and back again; "a trill is a rapid alternation between the two notes".
Wise words
Language is a process of free creation; its laws and
principles are fixed, but the manner in which the principles
of generation are used is free and infinitely varied. Even
the interpretation and use of words involves a process of
free creation.