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alternation 中文解釋 wordnet sense Collocation Usage Collins Definition
  1. successive change from one thing or state to another and back again; "a trill is a rapid alternation between the two notes"
  2. alternate(a): every second one of a series; "the cleaning lady comes on alternate Wednesdays"; "jam every other day"- the White Queen
  3. (alternate) go back and forth; swing back and forth between two states or conditions
  4. (alternate) surrogate: someone who takes the place of another person
  5. (alternate) serving or used in place of another; "an alternative plan"
  6. (alternate) exchange people temporarily to fulfill certain jobs and functions
  7. In computational complexity theory, an alternating Turing machine (ATM) is a non-deterministic Turing machine (NTM) with a rule for accepting computations that generalizes the rules used in the definition of the complexity classes NP and co-NP. ...
  8. In geometry, an alternation (also called partial truncation, snub or snubification) is an operation on a polyhedron or tiling that birectifies alternate vertices. Only even-sided polyhedra can be alternated, for example the zonohedra. Every 2n-sided face becomes n-sided. ...
  9. In linguistics, an alternation is the phenomenon of a phoneme or morpheme exhibiting variation in its phonological realization. Each of the various realizations is called an alternant. ...
  10. 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.
  11. (Alternate (company)) The Alternate Computerversand GmbH is the biggest hardware-deliverer in Europe, located in Linden (Hessen). The company sells its products through their internetshop and an own call center. In Linden there are also two shops.
  12. (The Alternate) "The Alternate" is an episode of the television series '''', the 12th episode of the second season.
  13. 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; The response of the congregation ...
  14. (alternate) 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 ...
  15. (ALTERNATE) leaves that are staggered, not placed directly across from each other on the twig.
  16. (alternate) (leaf arrangement) - adj. leaves occurring one at a node; one after another, not opposing. See illustration.
  17. (Alternate) attached singly on a stem; not opposite or whorled (see pictorial glossary).
  18. (ALTERNATE) Leaf form, where the leaves are arranged singly at different heights on the stem. Compare opposite and whorled.
  19. (Alternate) In a Prelims/Finals meet, after the finalist are decided, the next two fastest swimmers other than the finalist are designated as alternates. The faster of the 2 being first alternate and the next being second alternate. ...
  20. (Alternate) Leaves, shoots or a single bud that occur at the plant node.
  21. (alternate) Arrangement of leaves one per node, on either side of a stem.
  22. (Alternate) An individual appointed to the IRB to serve in the same capacity as the specific IRB member(s) for whom the alternate is named, who substitutes for the member at convened meetings when the member is not in attendance. ...
  23. (Alternate) arranged in two rows but not opposite nor secund on the axis
  24. (Alternate) Refers to leaves arising singly along a stem, not in pairs.
  25. (Alternate) Leaves that occur at different levels of a stem, on opposite sides, instead of in pairs.