Alternation
21Alternation — Al|ter|na|ti|on 〈f. 20〉 Sy Alternanz (1) 1. Abwechslung, Wechsel zw. zwei Möglichkeiten, Dingen usw. 2. 〈Metrik〉 Wechsel zwischen einsilbiger Hebung u. Senkung [frz., „Abwechslung“; zu lat. alter „der andere“] * * * Al|ter|na|ti|on, die; , en… …
22alternation — (entrée créée par le supplément) (al tèr na sion) s. f. Action d alterner. • L ondulation, quoi qu en dise M. Dodart, ne consiste pas dans un balancement très léger du même son, mais dans l alternation plus ou moins fréquente de deux sons très… …
23alternation — al•ter•na•tion [[t]ˌɔl tərˈneɪ ʃən, ˌæl [/t]] n. 1) the act of alternating or the state of being alternated 2) repeated rotation: the alternation of the seasons[/ex] 3) ling. variation in the form of a linguistic unit as it occurs in different… …
24alternation — alternate ► VERB 1) occur or do in turn repeatedly. 2) change repeatedly between two contrasting conditions. ► ADJECTIVE 1) every other. 2) (of two things) each following and succeeded by the other in a regular pattern. 3) chiefly N. Amer.… …
25alternation — n. the action or result of alternating. Phrases and idioms: alternation of generations reproduction by alternate processes, e.g. sexual and asexual …
26Alternation of generations — (also known as alternation of phases or metagenesis) is a term primarily used in describing the life cycle of plants (taken here to mean the Archaeplastida). A multicellular sporophyte, which is diploid with 2N paired chromosomes (i.e. N pairs),… …
27Alternation of generation — Alternation Al ter*na tion, n. [L. alternatio: cf. F. alternation.] 1. The reciprocal succession of things in time or place; the act of following and being followed by turns; alternate succession, performance, or occurrence; as, the alternation… …
28alternation of generations — n. the regular alternation of two distinct body forms in the life cycle of a plant or animal, usually an alternation between a form that reproduces sexually and one that reproduces asexually …
29Alternation (card game) — Alternation is a solitaire card game which is played using two decks of playing cards. Its tableau (or playing area) is similar to that of another solitaire game, Stonewall.Forty nine cards are set up into seven columns of seven cards each. In… …
30Alternation (geometry) — In geometry, an alternation (also called partial truncation ) is an operation on a polyhedron or tiling that fully truncates alternate vertices. Only even sided polyhedra can be alternated, for example the zonohedra. Every 2n sided face becomes n …
