Look up: alternate


  1. Alternate
    [company] The Alternate Computerversand GmbH is the biggest hardware retailer in Europe{Citation needed|date=December 2011}, located in Linden (Hesse). The company sells its products through their online shop and its own call center. In Linden there are also two retail stores. Alternate is a...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alternate_(company)

  2. alternate
    [adj] - allowing a choice 2. [adj] - (botany) of leaves and branches etc 3. [v] - exchange people temporarily to fulfill certain jobs and functions 4. [v] - go back and forth 5. [v] - do something in turns
    Found op http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definition.php?query=alternate

  3. Alternate
    Opposite Sessile Succulent Terrestrial (in this case) Pairs of leaves successively at 90° to one another.
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20637

  4. Alternate
    Having plant parts, particularly leaves, arranged alternately along a stem, as opposed to in pairs or whorled.
    Found op http://www.swsbm.com/ManualsMM/MedHerbGloss2.txt

  5. Alternate
    Arranged singly at different points along a stem or axis.
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20901

  6. Alternate
    Al·ter'nate adjective [ Latin alternatus , past participle of alternate , from alternus . See Altern , Alter .] 1. Being or succeeding by turns; one following the other in succession of time or place; by turn...
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/A/63

  7. Alternate
    Al·ter'nate noun 1. That which alternates with something else; vicissitude. [ R.] « Grateful alternates of substantial. Prior. » 2. A substitute; one designated to take the place of another, if necessary, in...
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/A/63

  8. Alternate
    Al'ter·nate transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Alternated ; present participle & verbal noun Alternating .] [ Latin alternatus , past participle of alternare . Se...
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/A/63

  9. Alternate
    Al'ter·nate intransitive verb 1. To happen, succeed, or act by turns; to follow reciprocally in place or time; -- followed by with ; as, the flood and ebb tides alternate with each other. « Rage, shame, and grief alterna...
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/A/63

  10. alternate
    Cause to occur or appear one after the other. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
    Found op http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictionary?alternate

  11. alternate
    alternative adjective allowing a choice; `an alternative plan`
    Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=alternate

  12. alternate
    adjective of leaves and branches etc; first on one side and then on the other in two ranks along an axis; not paired; `stems with alternate leaves`
    Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=alternate



  1. alternate
    take turns verb do something in turns; `We take turns on the night shift`
    Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=alternate

  2. alternate
    verb exchange people temporarily to fulfill certain jobs and functions
    Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=alternate

  3. alternate
    noun someone who takes the place of another person
    Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=alternate

  4. Alternate
    • (a.) Being or succeeding by turns; one following the other in succession of time or place; by turns first one and then the other; hence, reciprocal. • (a.) Distributed, as leaves, singly at different heights of the stem, and at equal intervals as respects angular divergence. • (v. i...
    Found op http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/alternate/

  5. alternate
    cause to occur or appear one after the other.
    Found op http://users.ugent.be/~rvdstich/eugloss/DIC/dictio04.html

  6. alternate
    alternate 1. Someone who takes the place of another person> 2. To exchange people temporarily to fulfill certain jobs and functions. 3. To do something in turns. 4. To go back and forth; swing back and forth between two states or conditions. 5. To be an understudy or alternate for a role. 6. To...
    Found op http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/info/view_unit/2741/

  7. Alternate
    When used in reference to a flaked projectile or tool, alternate implies the opposite face of opposing edges was flaked.
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/visitor-contributions.php

  8. Alternate
    Single buds, leaves, or shoots occurring singly at a node.
    Found op http://www.suburban-lawn.com/plantcar/referenc/glossary.html

  9. alternate
    A term used in mathematics with several different meanings. (1) Alternate angles are angles on opposite sides and opposite ends of a line that cuts two parallel lines. (2) A well-known theorem called the alternate segment theorem involves the segment on the opposite side of a given chord of a circle...
    Found op http://www.daviddarling.info/encyclopedia/A/alternate.html

  10. ALTERNATE
    With leaves arranged in a staggered fashion, as opposed to directly opposite one another
    Found op http://www.neonaturalist.com/nature/nature_glossary.html

  11. Alternate
    In botany, the term alternate is applied to leaves which are arranged successively on opposite sides of the stem.
    Found op http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/browse/BA.HTM

  12. Alternate
    Arising from different points and on opposite sides, of an axis. Only one leaf per node.
    Found op http://www.naturehills.com/plant_glossary.xhtml

  13. Alternate
    Only one leaf arising at a node.
    Found op http://cal.vet.upenn.edu/projects/poison/glossary.htm

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