Alternant

Alternant
Alternant Al*ter"nant, a. [L. alternans, p. pr.: cf. F. alternant. See {Alternate}, v. t.] (Geol.) Composed of alternate layers, as some rocks. [1913 Webster] ||

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  • alternant — alternant, ante [ altɛrnɑ̃, ɑ̃t ] adj. • 1519; lat. alternans, de alternare → alterner ♦ Qui alterne. Cultures alternantes. Pouls alternant : arythmie caractérisée par la succession régulière d une pulsation normale et d une pulsation faible. ⊗… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • alternant — ALTERNÁNT, Ă, alternanţi, te, adj. Care alternează. – Din fr. alternant, lat. alternare. Trimis de ana zecheru, 07.01.2003. Sursa: DEX 98  alternánt adj. m., pl. alternánţi; f. sg. alt …   Dicționar Român

  • alternant — alternant, ante (al tèr nan, nan t ) adj. 1°   Qui alterne. Deux professeurs qui font tour à tour le même cours sont des professeurs alternants. 2°   Se dit, en minéralogie, d une roche dont les feuillets sont alternativement de nature différente …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • alternant — altèrnant m <G mn nātā> DEFINICIJA onaj koji sudjeluje u promjeni ETIMOLOGIJA vidi alternacija …   Hrvatski jezični portal

  • alternant — [ôl′tər nənt, al′tər nənt] adj. alternating n. Linguis. any of the variant forms of an alternation, as an allophone or allomorph …   English World dictionary

  • alternant — /awl terr neuhnt, al / or, esp. Brit., /awl terr neuhnt, al /, adj. 1. alternating; alternate. n. 2. Ling. a variant form that exists in alternation with another or others. [1630 40; < L alternant (s. of alternans, prp. of alternare). See ALTERN …   Universalium

  • alternant — I. ˈȯltə(r)nənt also ˈal ; chiefly Brit ȯlˈtə̄n also alˈt adjective Etymology: Latin alternant , alternans, present participle of alternare to alternate more at alternate : alternating …   Useful english dictionary

  • Alternant matrix — In linear algebra, an alternant matrix, is a matrix with a particular structure, in which successive columns have a particular function applied to their entries. An alternant determinant is the determinant of an alternant matrix. Such a matrix of …   Wikipedia

  • Alternant code — In coding theory, alternant codes form a class of parameterised error correcting codes which generalise the BCH codes.DefinitionAn alternant code over GF( q ) of length n is defined by a parity check matrix H of alternant form H i , j = αji y i …   Wikipedia

  • ALTERNANT, ANTE — adj. Qui alterne. Ordre alternant. Cultures alternantes …   Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 8eme edition (1935)

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