ALTERNATES
10
Scrabble
12
WWF
A(1) L(1) T(1) E(1) R(1) N(1) A(1) T(1) E(1) S(1)
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Definition
noun
- That which alternates with something else; vicissitude.
- A substitute; an alternative; one designated to take the place of another, if necessary, in performing some duty.
- A proportion derived from another proportion by interchanging the means.
- A replacement of equal or greater value or function.
- Figures or tinctures that succeed each other by turns.
verb
- To perform by turns, or in succession; to cause to succeed by turns; to interchange regularly.
- To happen, succeed, or act by turns; to follow reciprocally in place or time; followed by with.“The flood and ebb tides alternate with each other.”
- To vary by turns.“The land alternates between rocky hills and sandy plains.”
- 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
