C17: from French, from Latin alternāre to alternate
alternating in British English
(ˈɔːltəˌneɪtɪŋ)
adjective
happening in succession
the alternating Governments of Benazir Bhutto and Nawaz Sharif
their alternating periods of excitement and repose
an imaginative novel, with alternating chapters presenting each partner's point ofview.
alternating lines of red and yellow
alternant in American English
(ˈɔltərnənt; ˈæltərnənt)
adjective
1.
alternating
noun
2. Linguistics
any of the variant forms of an alternation, as an allophone or allomorph
Examples of 'alternant' in a sentence
alternant
These non-alternant molecules provide a bridge between alternant and non-alternanthydrocarbons.
Richard Francis Langler 2001, 'A structural bridge between alternant and non-alternant hydrocarbons', Química Novahttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-40422001000300021. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)