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alternating

/ˈɔltɚnˌeɪtɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.50 in modern English

Syllables
al-ter-nat-ing
IPA
/ˈɔltɚnˌeɪtɪŋ/
12
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of alternate

adj

That alternates.

adj

Having a planar diagram whose crossings alternate between "over" and "under" as one travels along the knot.

adj

Having terms that alternate between positive and negative.

adj

Whose value is zero when any two adjacent arguments are equal.

Example Sentences

Derived Forms

altermatic alternatingly nonalternating polyalternating subalternating unalternating

Phrases

alternating caps alternating case alternating series test alternating Turing machine alternating current

Synonyms

alternate

Questions

How do you pronounce alternating?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɔltɚnˌeɪtɪŋ/.
What does alternating mean?
present participle and gerund of alternate

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