alternating
1Alternating — may refer to:In mathematics: *alternating form *alternating group *alternating series *alternating knot *alternating mapIn electronics:*alternating current …
2alternating — (adj.) 1550s, prp. adjective from ALTERNATE (Cf. alternate) (v.). Alternating current is recorded from 1839 …
3alternating — index reciprocal, shifting Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
4alternating — adjective 1. (of a current) reversing direction alternating current • Ant: ↑direct • Topics: ↑electricity 2. occurring by turns; first one and then the other alternating feelings of love and hate …
5Alternating — Alternate Al ter*nate (?; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Alternated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Alternating}.] [L. alternatus, p. p. of alternare. See {Altern}.] To perform by turns, or in succession; to cause to succeed by turns; to interchange regularly.… …
6alternating — adj. Alternating is used with these nouns: ↑current, ↑layer …
7alternating — kaita statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. alternating; alternation vok. Abwechseln, n; Abwechselung, f; Abwechslung, f rus. чередование, n pranc. alternance, f; alternation, f …
8Alternating current — (green curve). The horizontal axis measures time; the vertical, current or voltage. In alternating current (AC, also ac) the movement of electric charge periodically reverses direction. In direct current (DC, also dc), the flow of electric charge …
9Alternating current — Al ter*nat ing cur rent (Elec.) A current which periodically changes or reverses its direction of flow, especially an electric current that reverses direction sinusoidally, as is used for most domestic and industrial power requirements.… …
10Alternating hemiplegia — refers to a form of hemiplegia that has an ipsilateral presentation on one side of the body, and a contralateral presentation on the other side.It occurs when there are proximal effects and distal effects, and the distal effects occur after a… …
